When Mr Kumar from Rajouri Garden, Delhi sold his property in Paschim Vihar for Rs 53 lakh, he did not pay any income tax. Instead he used the long term capital gain (LTCG) from this deal to construct a house in Tilak Nagar and for this he claimed Section 54 tax exemption while filing his income tax return (ITR).
To tell you in a brief, this Paschim Vihar property was purchased on July 20, 2005 for Rs 6.48 lakh (including stamp duty). The property was sold on October 9, 2013 and since the property was held for more than 36 months, the resulting gain was a Long-Term Capital Gain (LTCG).