As per Section 10(37), in case of an Individual or Hindu undivided Family, capital gain arising on transfer by way of compulsory acquisition of urban agricultural land is not chargeable to tax from the Assessment year 2005-06 if such compensation is received after April 1, 2004 and the agricultural land was used by the assessee (or by any of his parents) for agricultural purposes during 2 years immediately prior to transfer. Such transfer is by way of compulsory acquisition under any law, or a transfer whose consideration is determined or approved by the Central Government or the Reserve Bank of India.
Within a period of two years from the date of transfer of old land the taxpayer should acquire another agricultural land. In case of compulsory acquisition the period of acquisition of new agricultural land will be determined from the date of receipt of compensation. However, as per section 10(37), no capital gain would be chargeable to tax in case of an individual or HUF if agricultural land is compulsorily acquired under any law and the consideration of which is approved by the Central Government or RBI and received on or after 01-04-2004.
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As Per Section 10(37), of the Income Tax Act, 1961-
Incomes not included in total income.
In computing the total income of a previous year of any person, any income falling within any of the following clauses shall not be included—
(37) in the case of an assessee, being an individual or a Hindu undivided family, any income chargeable under the head “Capital gains” arising from the transfer of agricultural land, where—
(i) Such land is situate in any area referred to in item (a) or item (b) of sub-clause (iii) of clause (14) of section 2;
(ii) such land, during the period of two years immediately preceding the date of transfer, was being used for agricultural purposes by such Hindu undivided family or individual or a parent of his;
(iii) such transfer is by way of compulsory acquisition under any law, or a transfer the consideration for which is determined or approved by the Central Government or the Reserve Bank of India;
(iv) such income has arisen from the compensation or consideration for such transfer received by such assessee on or after the 1st day of April, 2004.
—For the purposes of this clause, the expression “compensation or consideration” includes the compensation or consideration enhanced or further enhanced by any court, Tribunal or other authority.