Exemption under wealth tax


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01 March 2013 Exemptions in respect of certain assets.

Sec5(vi) one house or part of a house or a plot of land belonging to an individual or a Hindu undivided family :

Provided that wealth-tax shall not be payable by an assessee in respect of an asset being a plot of land comprising an area of five hundred square metres or less.

SITUATION
Suppose an assessee has following info:

1. House A valued 50L
2. House B valued 200L
3. House C valued 10L
4. Plot of land M measuring 1000sq. mtr valued 500L
5. Plot of Land N measuring 400sq. mtr valued 250L

Query:
assessee can avail exemption only on plotN ?

or

both House B(under clause) and plot N(under proviso)?

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01 March 2013 one house availabe to assessee for residential purpose and hence exempt. now for plot of land he has to choose plot N since it qualifies for exemption.

02 March 2013 is there any case law in support of this view?????



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