In the result, the appeal of the Department is dismissed
Bench: Smt. Annapurna Gupta & Shri Siddhartha Nautiyal
15A) of the Indian Companies Act, 1956 which defines ESOP to mean the option given to employees which gives them the right to purchase or subscribe to securities at a future date but at a predetermined price. Therefore, the AO was of the view that in view of such Section, the option shall be granted at a predetermined price. Even