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The judgment involves determining whether the compensation paid by the assessee and other co-owners to hutment dwellers for vacating the land is an allowable expenditure under section 48 read with section 55 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 for the assessment year 1975-76. Summary: The assessee and other co-owners owned a piece of land at Andheri, which was acquired by the Bombay Municipal Corporation after being notified for a public purpose under relevant Acts. The hutment dwellers on the land agreed to vacate it upon receiving Rs. 2,30,000. The assessee sought to deduct this amount as expenditure incurred on the transfer of the property. The Commissioner of Income-tax disallowed the deduction, leading to an appeal before the Tribunal. The Tribunal allowed the appeal, considering the removal of hutment dwellers as a condition for improving the property's value. The main issue in this case is whether the compensation paid to vacate the land constitutes a cost of improvement under section 48 of the Income-tax Act, 1961. Citing precedents, the court held that the expenditure for vacating the land resulted in an increase in its value, thus qualifying as a cost of improvement. Consequently, the question was answered in favor of the assessee and against the Department. The judgment disposed of the reference with no order as to costs, and expedited the issuance of a certified copy.
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