Exemption Denied: Taxpayer Liable for Long-Term Capital Gains Tax Without Specific Notification u/s 96 RFCTLARR Act 2013.

LTCG on compulsory acquisition - In the absence of notification the benefit under section 96 of RFCTLARR Act 2013, cannot be extended to the assessee. In our view the exemption is required to be specifically granted by the statute and it cannot be inferred or drawn. It is the duty of the assessee to make out his case unequivocally, if wanted to get the benefit of exemption that the exemption provided under section 96 of the RFCTLARR Act 2013 is applicable to the assessee.Therefore, the assessee is not liable to pay income tax for long-term capital gain. Needful has not been done by the assessee either before the lower authority or before us. - AT .....

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