| COURT: | Karnataka High Court |
| CORAM: | Alok Aradhe J, M. Nagaprasanna J |
| SECTION(S): | 54F |
| GENRE: | Domestic Tax |
| CATCH WORDS: | exemption, residential house |
| COUNSEL: | A. Shankar |
| DATE: | June 18, 2020 (Date of pronouncement) |
| DATE: | June 20, 2020 (Date of publication) |
| AY: | 2006-07 |
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| CITATION: | |
| S. 54F: In determining whether the assessee owns more than one residential property, the usage of the property has to be considered. If an apartment is sanctioned for residential purposes but is in fact being used for commercial purposes as a serviced apartment, it has to be treated as commercial property. Alternatively, several independent residential units in the same building have to be treated as one residential unit and there is no impediment to allowance of exemption u/s 54F(1) | |
The usage of the property has to be considered for determining whether the property in question is a residential property or a commercial property. It is not in dispute that the aforesaid two apartments are being put to commercial use and therefore, the aforesaid apartments cannot be treated as residential apartments. The contention of the revenue that the apartments cannot be taxed on the basis of the usage does not deserve acceptance in view of decisions of Kerala, Delhi, Allahabad, Calcutta and Hyderabad High Courts with which we respectfully concur. 11. Alternatively, we hold that assessee even otherwise is entitled to the benefit of exemption under Section 54F(1) of the Act as the assessee owns two apartments of 500 square feet in same building and 17 therefore, it has to be treated as one residential unit. The aforesaid fact cannot be permitted to act as impediment to allowance of exemption under Section 54F(1) of the Act
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