SHREE SHAKTIDHAM CHARITABLE TRUST,BARODA vs. THE CIT (EXEMPTION), AHMEDABAD
What did the Tribunal hold?
The Tribunal held that the CIT(E) passed a non-speaking order and failed to consider the details furnished by the assessee, amounting to a miscarriage of justice. The CIT(E) was directed to reconsider the application after examining all submitted documents.
What were the facts?
The assessee, a charitable trust registered under section 12AA, applied for registration under section 80G(5)(vi). The CIT(E) issued notices seeking details of activities and documents, to which the assessee responded. However, the CIT(E) issued another notice without considering the submitted details and refused registration.
What were the issues?
Whether the CIT(E) properly considered the documents submitted by the assessee before refusing registration under section 80G(5)(vi), and if the order passed was speaking.
Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?
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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, AHMEDABAD “B” BENCH
Before: SHRI MAHAVIR PRASAD & SHRI AMARJIT SINGH
This appeal has been filed by the Assessee is directed against the order of the Ld. CIT(E) u/s. 80G(5)(vi) of the Income Tax Act order dated 29/08/2019. 2 . A.Y. N.A.
Assessee is a charitable trust and performing religious nature of duties towards societies at large and duly registered under section 12AA of the Income Tax Act.
Ld. CIT(E) issued a letter on 11/07/2019 asking assessee to furnish detailed note on the activities actually carried out by the trust as well as certain details/documents. And in response to that, assessee submitted as all relevant details are required for registration of Trust under section 80G(5)(vi).
Thereafter Ld. CIT(E) again sent a notice to the applicant on 07/08/2019 to furnish detailed note and documents etc. But assessee did not respond to that notice.
At the outset, Ld. A.R. Shri Tushar Hemani, Senior Advocate argued that all the relevant details have already been filed pursuant to the notice of Ld. CIT(E) but Ld. CIT(E) did not consider all those details and in mechanical manners he sent again notice on 07/08/2019 and refused to grant registration.
We have heard both the parties and gone through the impugned order. Ld. CIT(E) has passed non speaking order. None consideration of details furnished by the applicant is amount to miscarriage of justice. Ld. CIT(E) ought to have considered all documents details furnished by the applicant.
Thus, in view of the above, Ld. CIT(E) directed to consider all details submitted by the applicant and will decide application under section 80G(5)(vi) of Income Tax Act within 90 days from the date of receipt of this order. 3 . A.Y. N.A.
In the result, appeal filed by the Assessee is allowed for statistical purposes.
Order pronounced in Open Court on 12 - 08- 2021
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