CIT v. Gundecha Builders ( 2019) 102 taxmann.com 27 ( Bom) (HC) www.itatonline.org

S. 22 : Income from house property – Business income -Real estate developer- Main object is not acquiring and holding properties – Rental income is held to be assessable as income from house property . [ S.28(i)]

Dismissing the appeal of the revenue the Court held that , the assessee is in the business of development of real estate projects and letting of property is not the business of the assessee. Following the ratio in CIT v. Sane & Doshi Enterprises ( 2015) 377 ITR  165 ( Bom) (HC ) wherein the   Court held that the  rental income received from unsold portion of the property constructed by real estate developer is assessable as income from house property . Considered the decision in Chennai Properties and Investments Ltd Chennai v CIT ((2015) 373 ITR 673(SC) and Rayala Corporation Pvt Ltd v ACIT   (2016) 386 ITR 500  ( SC)  ( ITA No. 347 of 2016 dt. 31-07-2018 ) ( Arising ITA No. 4475 / Mum/2011 dt 19 -02 2014)