Mrs. Sakunthala Vedachalam v. Mrs. Vanitha Manickavasagam

369 ITR 558High Court2014#4266 most cited

What is Mrs. Sakunthala Vedachalam v. Mrs. Vanitha Manickavasagam authority for?

Land classified as agricultural in revenue records, evidenced by documents like Adangal, is treated as agricultural land and profits from its sale are not subject to capital gains tax.

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Mrs. Sakunthala Vedachalam · section 2(14) · agricultural land · capital asset · capital gains tax · revenue records · Adangal · sale of land · section 45

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Judgments citing Mrs. Sakunthala Vedachalam v. Mrs. Vanitha Manickavasagam

SUDARSANAM,CHENNAI vs. ITO NON CORPORATE WARD 22(6), TAMBARAM

In the result the appeal of the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 707/CHNY/2025[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai30 Jul 2025AY 2017-18

Bench: Shri Manu Kumar Giri & Shri S.R.Raghunathaआयकरअपीलसं./Ita No.:707/Chny/2025 धनि्धरणवरध/ Assessment Year: 2017-18 Sudarsanam, The Income-Tax Officer, Non-Corporate Ward 22(6), 68/52. Sithivinayagar Koil St., Vs. Tambaram. Tambaram Sanatorium, Chennai-600 047. [Pan:Btwps-8389-E] (अपील्थ्/Appellant) (प्थ्/Respondent) अपील्थ्कीओरसे/Appellant By : Shri. M. Karunakaran, Advocate प्थ्कीओरसे/Respondent By : Ms. Gouthami Manivasagam, Jcit. सुनव््कीत्रीख/Date Of Hearing : 30.06.2025 घोरण्कीत्रीख/Date Of Pronouncement : 30.07.2025 आदेश/O R D E R Per S. R. Raghunatha, Am :

For Appellant: Shri. M. Karunakaran, AdvocateFor Respondent: Ms. Gouthami Manivasagam, JCIT
Section 143(3)Section 2(14)

…able in the two certificates issued by the VAO, the AO is not justified in doubting the same and alleging that the same was fabricated. 9. The ld.AR submitted that as per the decision of the Hon’ble Madras High Court in the case of Mrs.Sakunthala Vedachalam (369 ITR 558) it was categorically held that when the land was classified as agricultural land in revenue records as evidenced by the Adangal, the same has to be treated as agricultural land. The Hon’ble High Court further found that prior to the date of sale, it may not be necessary to carry out the agricultural operations. The assessee had submitted Adangal…

INCOME TAX OFFICER, INTERNATIONAL TAXATION WARD-1(1), CHENNAI, CHENNAI vs. RAJAMANICKAM GAUTAMAN, CHENNAI

In the result, the appeal filed by the Revenue is dismissed

ITA 2753/CHNY/2024[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai19 May 2025AY 2013-14

Bench: Shri George George K & Shri Jagadishआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.: 2753/Chny/2024 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2013-14 The Income Tax Officer, Shri Rajamanickam Gautam, International Taxation Ward-1(1), Vs. No.65, Old No.46, Chennai. Defence Colony, Nandambakkam, Chennai – 600 032. Pan: Apgpg 6055G (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" क" ओर से/Appellant By : Ms. Anitha, Addl. Cit ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : Shri N.V. Krishnan, Advocate सुनवाई क" तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 07.05.2025 घोषणा क" तारीख/Date Of Pronouncement : 19.05.2025

For Appellant: Ms. Anitha, Addl. CITFor Respondent: Shri N.V. Krishnan, Advocate
Section 147Section 148Section 250Section 45(3)

…land should be considered as an agricultural land and not capital asset as per section 2(14) of the Act and this principle is supported by Hon’ble Jurisdictional High Court in the case of Mrs. Sakunthala Vedachalam, Mrs. Vanitha Manickavasagam v. ACIT [2014] 369 ITR 558 (Mad). Further, the Hon’ble Madras High Court in the case of CIT v. P. Mahalakshmi 276 Taxman 224 (Madras) has also considered an identical issue and held that when the land was used for agricultural operation and the said land was also situated beyond the specified limit of the municipality, then the said land should be treated as an agricultura…

M/S. R.K. INVESTMENTS,CHENNAI vs. DCIT, NCC-3(1),, CHENNAI

The appeal stand allowed in terms of our above order

ITA 1159/CHNY/2024[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai12 Aug 2024AY 2014-15

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Aby T. Varkey, Jm & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.1159/Chny/2024 (िनधा*रणवष* / Assessment Year: 2014-15) M/S. R.K. Investments Dcit Ground Floor, Block-Iv, Non-Corporate Circle-3(1) बनाम/ No.184-187,Temple Steps, Chennai. Vs. Anna Salai Little Mount, Chennai-600 015. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaafr-3413-Q (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (" थ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ"कीओरसे/ Appellant By : Shri R. Vijayaraghavan (Advocate)-Ld.Ar " थ"कीओरसे/Respondent By : Shri R. Clement Ramesh Kumar (Cit) -Ld. Dr सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing : 31-07-2024 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 12-08-2024 आदेश / O R D E R

For Appellant: Shri R. Vijayaraghavan (Advocate)-Ld.ARFor Respondent: Shri R. Clement Ramesh Kumar (CIT) -Ld. DR
Section 143(3)Section 147Section 148Section 2(14)Section 2(14)(iii)Section 2(14)(lii)Section 263Section 45

…diction under section 263 to super impose his views on the views of the assessing officers and which are not unsustainable in law. 16. PCIT ought to have appreciated that the jurisdictional High Court in the case of Sakunthala Vedachalam (Mrs.) v. ACIT (2014) 369 ITR 558 Mad HC and CIT vs P Ashok Kumar TCA 268/2011 on 2 Jan 2019 Mad have held that once the lands are classified as Agricultural lands in the land records, profit on sale of such land is not subject to capital gains. 17. PCIT also ought to have appreciated the jurisdictional courts verdict through The High Court of Madras in the case of Principal Comm…

ITO, INTERNATIONAL TAXATION WARD1(2), CHENNAI vs. RAJAMANICKAM ARULSELVAN, CHENNAI

In the result, the appeal filed by the Revenue and the Cross

ITA 479/CHNY/2023[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai01 Apr 2024AY 2013-14

Bench: Shri Manjunatha. G & Shri Manomohan Dasआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No.479/Chny/2023 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2013-14 & C.O. No. 44/Chny/2023 [In I.T.A. No. 479/Chny/2023] The Income Tax Officer, Vs. Shri Rajamanickam Arulselvan, 65, Defence Officer Colony, 2Nd International Taxation Ward 1(2), Bsnl Building Tower-1, 4Th Floor, Avenue, 6Th Cross Street, Guindy, Greams Road, Thousand Light, Guindy Industrial Estate S.O., Chennai 600 006. Chennai 600 032. [Pan:Aappa2346C] (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""थ"/Respondent/Cross Objector) Department By : Shri P. Sajit Kumar, Jcit Assessee By : Shri N.V. Balaji, Advocate सुनवाई की तारीख/ Date Of Hearing : 03.01.2024 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 01.04.2024 आदेश /O R D E R Per Manjunatha, G.: This Appeal Filed By The Revenue Is Directed Against The Order Of The Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)-16, Chennai, Dated 22.02.2023 Passed In Ita No. 10039/Cit(A)-16/2012-2013 Relevant To The Assessment Year 2013-14. The Revenue Has Raised Following Grounds: 1. That The Order Of The Ld. Cit(A) Is Erroneous On The Facts, The Merits Of The Case & Provisions Of Law As Well & Hence Unsustainable. 2. That The Ld. Cit(A) Erred In Failing To Appreciate That When The Assessee Had Applied For Conversion Of The Vacant Land Into A Plotted

For Appellant: Shri N.V. Balaji, AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri P. Sajit Kumar, JCIT
Section 139Section 143(1)Section 147Section 148Section 2(14)Section 45(3)

…land should be considered as an agricultural land and not capital asset as per section 2(14) of the Act and this principle is supported by Hon’ble Jurisdictional High Court in the case of Mrs. Sakunthala Vedachalam, Mrs. Vanitha Manickavasagam v. ACIT [2014] 369 ITR 558 (Mad). Further, the Hon’ble Madras High Court in the case of CIT v. P. Mahalakshmi 276 Taxman 224 (Madras) has also considered an identical issue and held that when the land was used for agricultural operation and the said land was also situated beyond the specified limit of the 11 I.T.A. No.479/Chny/23 & C.O. No. 44/Chny/23 municipality, then t…

PANDIT VETTRIVEL,,NEW DELHI vs. ACIT, CENTRAL CIRCLE- 3 (4),, CHENNAI

The appeal stands partly allowed in terms of our above order

ITA 146/CHNY/2020[2007-08]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai22 Sept 2023AY 2007-08

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri V. Durga Rao, Jm & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.146/Chny/2020 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2007-08) Shri Pandit Vettrivel Acit बनाम B-272, Ground Floor, B-Block Central Circle-3(4) Rear Flat, Greater Kailash Part I, Chennai-34. / Vs. New Delhi-110 048. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Ajzpp-4861-G (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (!"थ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ"कीओरसे/ Appellant By : Shri N.V. Balaji (Advocate)-Ld.Ar !"थ"कीओरसे/Respondent By : Shri S. Senthil Kumaran (Cit)- Ld. Dr सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing : 27-07-2023 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 22-09-2023 आदेश / O R D E R Per Bench:

For Appellant: Shri N.V. Balaji (Advocate)-Ld.ARFor Respondent: Shri S. Senthil Kumaran (CIT)- Ld. DR
Section 132Section 143(3)Section 153A

…he case of CIT vs. Raja Benoy Kumar Sahas Roy (32 ITR 466) to support the conclusion that the land was not used for agricultural operations. 4.4 However, the assessee relied on the decision of Hon’ble High Court of Madras in the case of Shakuntala Vedachalam (369 ITR 558) wherein it was held that since the assessee produced a copy of Adangal and the letter from Tehsildar which showed that the land was agricultural in nature, the same has to be accepted as agricultural income. As per Adangal records, the land was classified as agricultural land and therefore, the exemption could not be denied to the assessee. It w…

GEORGE GEE VARGHESE,CHENNAI vs. ITO NON CORPORATE WARD 7(2), CHENNAI

In the result, appeal filed by the assessee is allowed

ITA 3004/CHNY/2018[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai10 May 2023AY 2015-16

Bench: Shri Mahavir Singh, Hon’Ble & Shri Manjunatha. G, Hon’Bleआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.: 3004/Chny/2018 िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2015-16 Shri. George Gee Varghese, The Income-Tax Officer, S-103, 4Th Street, Anna Nagar, V. Non Corporate Ward -7(2), Chennai – 600 040. Chennai – 600 034. [Pan:Ahspg-4301-K] (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent) : Shri. R. Viajayaraghavan, Advocate अपीलाथ" क" ओर से/Appellant By ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : Shri. P. Sajit Kumar, Jcit सुनवाई क" तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 29.03.2023 घोषणा क" तारीख/Date Of Pronouncement : 10.05.2023 आदेश /O R D E R

For Respondent: Shri. P. Sajit Kumar, JCIT

…section 2(14) of the Act: hence not liable for capital gain tax Under the Income- tax Act." 7.2 The other case laws relied upon by the appellant in the order of the Hon'ble Madras High Court in Sakuntala Vedachalam Vs Vanitha Manickavasagam reported in (2014) 369 ITR 558 (Mad). In that case, the Hon'ble Court had held that as per Adangal records, lands were classified as agricultural lands and appellant had also made revenue payment and satisfied other conditions of Section 2(14) of the Income-tax Act. Therefore, the appellant could not be denied exemption from capital gains tax. 7.3 Now, we have to see whether t…

DCIT, CHENNAI vs. K.DHANDAPANI AND CO. LTD., CHENGALPUT

In the result, the appeal filed by the Revenue is dismissed and the cross objection filed by the assessee is partly allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 1428/CHNY/2017[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai28 Oct 2022AY 2012-13

Bench: Shri Mahavir Singhand Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwalआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.1428/Chny/2017 "नधा"रण वष" /Assessment Year: 2012-13 The Dcit, K. Dhandapani & Co. Ltd., Corporate Circle-4(2), No.C-20, Tvk Industrial Estate, Chennai – 600 034. Vs. Guindy, Chennai – 600 032. Pan: Aaack 1318C (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent) & C.O No.109/Chny/2017 [In Ita No.1428/Chny/2017] "नधा"रण वष" /Assessment Year: 2012-13 K. Dhandapani & Co. Ltd., The Dcit, No.C-20, Tvk Industrial Estate, Corporate Circle-4(2), Guindy, Chennai – 600 032. Vs. Chennai – 600 034. Pan: Aaack 1318C (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent) राज"व क" ओर से /Revenue By : Shri M. Rajan, Cit "नधा"रती क" ओर से/Assessee By : Shri S. Sridhar, Advocate सुनवाई क" तार"ख/Date Of Hearing : 05.09.2022 घोषणा क" तार"ख/Date Of Pronouncement : 28.10.2022

For Appellant: Shri S. Sridhar, AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri M. Rajan, CIT
Section 143(3)Section 2(14)Section 2(47)Section 45

…es can raise only a rebuttable presumption, they are, however, good prima facie evidence. Following the view endorsed by the Constitutional Bench of Supreme Court the Hon'ble High Court of Madras in a similar case of Sakunthala Vedachalam v Asst Commissioner (369 ITR 558) (Mad) declared that where the classification of lands as per the revenue records are agricultural lands, which are evidenced by the adangal and the letter of the Tahsilar and satisfies other conditions of section 2(14) then the assessee was liable to be exempted from capital gain tax. This view was further fortified by the jurisdictional High Co…

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