Grants/Financial Assistance received by assessee, a Government Company, from the State Government for Development of Coal Block/Mines – Grants/Financial Assistance received from Mineral Development Fund (MDF) under the provisions of Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Fund Act r.w. Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Fund Rules towards Capital Outlays or incurment of capital expenditure would be in the nature of capital receipts not chargeable to tax
It was finally contended that the aforesaid compensation was determined and received on closure/ termination of its business activity resulting in to loss of source of income impairing its profit making structure or sterilization of profit making apparatus, therefore, the assessee company treated the same as Capital receipt not chargeable to tax and accordingly has shown the same under the head ‘Reserve and Surplus’.
