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2016 (1) TMI 865 - AT - Income TaxCapital gain computation - Applicability of section 50C - Held that:- Admittedly, the MIDC has originally given the lease of the land in the year 1964. The Assessee had purchased the leasehold rights in the property in 1991 for a sum of ₹ 9 lakhs and after carrying out his business for 15 years had sold the same for ₹ 25 lakhs vide deed of assessment dated 29.04.05. Hence, the assessee had sold the leasehold rights for the remaining period of 55 years. A perusal of the provisions of section 50C of the Act reveals that the same are applicable for the transfer of land or building or both, however, the leasehold rights or the tenancy rights are different from the ownership of land or building itself. In view of the settled position on this issue, the section 50C is not applicable to the case in hand. Hence, the capital gains offered by the assessee by adopting the sale consideration actually received by him are to be taxed as such. We, therefore, do not find any justification on the part of the Ld. CIT(A) in adopting the value of the DVO. We accordingly direct the AO to tax the capital gains on the assessee by adopting the sale value of the property at ₹ 25 lakhs as offered by the assessee.
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