It is important for us to understand whether the same is being treated as an exceptional item or an extra-ordinary item.
It is to be noted that an exceptional item is not same as an extra-ordinary item. While the former is derieved from ordinary business transactions , extra-ordinary items are material and not part of a company's ordinary business dealings.
Accordingly, the claim received is an extra-ordinary activities since the claim received on damage stock is not a part of ordinary activity of the concern.
Further, as per revised schedule VI , the net impact of extra-ordinary or exceptional items needs to be disclosed on the face onf profit and loss account and details to be provided in the notes to accounts forming a part of finnacial statments.
Hence, the claim received net of any expenses incurred for getting that claim should be disclosed as an extra-ordinary activity on the face of profit and loss account.