Amount paid for rehabilitation of squatters in village - Whether capital expenditure or revenue expenditure?

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..... Amount paid for rehabilitation of squatters in village - Whether capital expenditure or revenue expenditure? - Commentaries / Editorials Dated:- 7-10-2008 - News - In a recent case, honorable high Court of Delhi (reported in 2008 -TMI - 30813 - DELHI HIGH COURT ) has decided the issue of nature of certain expenditure incurred relating to land. In this judgment, HC held that the expenditure inc .....

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..... urred for removal of the villagers and resettling them at another site was a capital expenditure. The contention of the assessee that expenditure should be treated as revenue expenditure was rejected by making reference to various decisions of High Courts and Supreme Court in which it was held that; - where money is paid to perfect a title or as consideration for getting rid of a defect .....

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..... in the title or a threat of litigation the payment would be a capital payment and not a revenue payment. - where expenditure was incurred by the assessee for shifting the factory from one place to another to improve the business, the same was capital expenditure in nature. - to perfect the interest of the assessee in the land or get rid of the threat of litigation which might have .....

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..... delayed the handing over of vacant possession of the plot to the assessee and the establishment of the proposed factory by the assessee thereon - such expenditure cannot be treated as revenue expenditure (For full text of judgment - visit 2008 -TMI - 30813 - DELHI HIGH COURT ) - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com .....

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..... - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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