26 December 2011
Yes. You can get deduction for an investment made for just 3 days.
In Section 80C there is one investment which is not required to follow lock-in period. It requires lock & key. If you pay stamp duty for the purchase of house and later on sale the house, you can realise your investment within a period of 2-3 days only. . You may get registered a new house on 30.03.2012 and sale it on 01.04.2012, you will get benefit of Section 80C against the registration fee and stamp Duty paid for the house. . Now it purely depends upon the luck, whether you will be able to realise the full cost of acquisition?