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54EC limit of Rs. 50L applies to financial year not to transaction
Case Law Details
- Case Name
- Shri Vivek Jairazbhoy Vs Dy. Commissioner of Income Tax (ITAT Bangalore)
- Appeal Number
- Only available for paid members
- Date of Judgement/Order
- Only available for paid members
- Related Assessment Year
- 2008-09
- Courts
- All ITAT, ITAT Bangalore
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Section 54EC limit of Rs. 50 Lakh applies to financial year not to transaction
It is clear from the Circular no.3/2008 of CBDT (supra) that the Government only intended to restrict the investment in a particular financial year and thus has fixed a limit of Rs.50 lakhs as permissible investment in a particular financial year. It also appears clear that the Government did not intend to restrict the maximum amount of exemption permissible under section 54EC of the Act. The fact that the Legislature has consciously used the words “in a financial year” in the proviso ...
