Amount paid by employee due to breach of non-compete agreement cannot be taxed as salary

Pramod Murlidhar Unde Vs ACIT (ITAT Pune)

ITAT Pune held that amount refunded back to the employer on account of breach of non-compete agreement by the employee cannot be construed as salary for the purpose of charging income tax.

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