In section 2 of the Wealth-tax Act, 1957 (27 of 1957) (hereinafter referred to as the Wealth-tax Act), in clause (ea), for sub-clause (i), the following sub-clause shall be substituted with effect from the 1st day of April, 1997, namely :-
(i) any building or land appurtenant thereto (hereinafter referred to as "house"), whether used for residential or commercial purposes or for the purpose of maintaining a guest-house or otherwise including a farmhouse situated within twenty-five kilometers from local limits of any municipality (whether known as municipality, municipal corporation or by any other name) or a cantonment board, but does not include -
(1) a house meant exclusively for residential purposes and which is allotted by a company to an employee or an officer or director who is in whole-time employment, having a gross annual salary of less than two lakh rupees;
(2) any house for residential or commercial purposes which forms part of sk-in-trade;
(3) any house which the assessee may occupy for the purposes of any business or profession carried on by him;'.