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2014 (6) TMI 575 - AT - Income TaxDenial of exemption u/s 54EA of the Act - Addition of surrender of tenancy rights – Income from other sources – Held that:- Merely because the correction is made in the agreement would not render entire agreement as non-genuine when all other place the name of the assessee is correctly appearing in the agreement even this is immaterial mistake which has been corrected in the name of the assessee - it does not affect the terms and conditions of the agreement - the rent receipts placed on record are duly signed and also appearing dates and month for which the rent was paid - The rent receipt coupled with the agreement in respect of the premises establish the fact that the assessee was having tenancy right in respect of the premises - tenancy right was surrendered by the assessee in lieu of alternative accommodation to be constructed by the developer under the redevelopment plan. The tenancy right has been recognized as the capital asset u/s 55(2) of the Income Tax Act - there is no doubt that the consideration to be received by the assessee against the surrender of tenancy rights is capital in nature and to be assessed as capital gain - the value of tenancy rights along with the construction cost was converted/substituted into the alternative accommodation to be provided by the builder in the year 2000 - the amount received against the transfer of tenancy is assessable as capital gain and not income from other sources - the amount received by the assessee is against the transfer of capital asset – there was no justification in treating the same as income from other sources - assessee has produced sufficient material to establish the tenancy rights and surrender of tenancy rights and creating the right to have alternative accommodation - the assessee surrendered the right in alternative accommodation and received the amount in question which is capital gain in nature – the amount has been invested in the prescribed units u/s 54EA – thus, the assessee is entitled for deduction u/s 54EA against the receipt – Decided in favour of Assessee.
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