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July 2016

Income from house property vs. income from other sources – Section 22, 28(i) & 56 – A. Y. 2008-09 – Income from licensing of terrace floor for telecom antenna, constructing room for its personnel and storage – receipts are income from house property –

By K. B. Bhujle Advocate
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Naigara Hotels and Builders (P) Ltd. vs. CIT; 286 CTR 94 (Del):

The assessee had let out the terrace floor for raising telecom antenna and constructing a room for its personnel and storage. The Assessee offered the license fees as income from house property. The Assessing Officer assessed it as business income. The Tribunal held that it is income from other sources.

On appeal the Delhi High Court allowed the assessee’s claim and held that the income is to be assed under the head “Income from house property.”

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