TMI Blog2015 (10) TMI 1394X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... novation in the said flat except the changes which could be detrimental to the basic structure of the building. The owner is not entitled to terminate the tenancy of the assessee in the said flat on any ground, whatsoever, except for non payment of rent. In the event of destruction of the said building or construction of a new building, the assessee/tenant is entitled to obtain tenancy in respect of the new flat having the same carpet area on the same floor without any payment or consideration or premium to the owner under the agreement. The assessee has absolute rights to transfer or assign the tenancy rights in respect of the said flat in favour of any person of her choice and to charge such consideration/premium for such transfer/assignm ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... The brief facts of the case are that the assessee earned long term capital gains of ₹ 15,75,593/- on sale of shares. She claimed exemption from tax on the said amount under section 54F of the Act on the plea that she had purchased a residential flat at JVPD. The Assessing Officer (hereinafter referred to as the AO) noted from the transfer deed that the assessee had acquired transferable tenancy rights and not the ownership of the flat. The assessee was referred to as a tenant in the deed of transfer and not as purchaser of the flat. After referring to certain clauses of the deed in question, the AO held that the agreement in question was for the acquisition of tenancy rights and not for the purchase of residential house on ownersh ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ding thereupon. The original lessee, thus, was having rights of construction, development, redevelopment and transfer in the property in question. The said lessee Smt. Madhukanta Bhogilal Shah along with other occupants entered into development agreement with a developer for construction of additional floors/flats on the property in question. Under the said agreement, the said Smt. Madhukanta Bhogilal Shah agreed to grant the tenancy rights in respect of certain flats to the persons to be nominated by the developer upon the completion of additional floors on the existing building. The assessee has purchased rights in one of the flats from the developer, which under the agreement were allotted to him for selling to the intended purchasers. T ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nt and the tenant/assessee will not be required to obtain any permission from the owner and will not be required to pay any premium for consideration to the owner for such transfer/assignment of the tenancy rights. The tenant is also entitled to create mortgage in respect of the tenancy rights in the said flat and also bequeath the tenancy rights in respect of any person. The rights of the assessee in the flat are not the mere tenancy rights but are substantial rights giving the assessee dominion, possession and control over the property in question with transferable rights, which are almost identical to that of an owner of the property. There is no denial that the assessee has purchased the rights in the said flat for residential purposes. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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