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Land dispute lasted 23 years and ended in a 1.5 crore payout. Why did ITAT classify it as capital gains?

A 1.5 crore payout after a decades-long land dispute was held taxable as capital gains, not income from other sources, by Ahmedabad ITAT. The ruling clarifies the tax treatment of assigned property rights, but does not make the receipt tax-free.