Section 45(5A) inserted vide Finance Act 2017 doesn’t have retrospective effect

Pankaj Kumar Vs CIT (Patna High Court)

Patna High Court held that sub-section (5A) of section 45 inserted by way of an amendment in the Finance Act, 2017, expressly stated to be effective from 01.04.2018 cannot be treated as retrospective.

Facts- The question of law raised in the writ petitions, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, is as to whether sub-section (5A) of Section 45 of the Act; inserted by the Finance Act, 2017, with effect from 01.04.2018, apply retrospectively.

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