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2015 (12) TMI 1877 - AT - Income TaxNature of receipts - Income accrued on account of carbon credits - revenue or capital receipt - HELD THAT:- The issue is covered in favour of the assessee by order of DCIT Vs Kotla Hydro Power Pvt. Ltd. [2015 (4) TMI 1346 - ITAT CHANDIGARH] assessee was carrying on the business of power generation for the assessment year 2007-08. Carbon credit was not an offshoot of business of the assessee but an offshoot of environmental concerns. No asset was generated in the course of business but it was generated due to environmental concerns. There was no cost of acquisition or cost of production to get entitlement for the carbon credits. Therefore, the income from sale of carbon credits was to be considered as capital receipt and not liable to tax under any head of income under the Income-tax Act, 1961 - Decided against revenue.
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