SADARSH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION,MUMBAI vs. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (EXEMPTIONS), MUMBAI, MUMBAI
IN THE INCOME-TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL “C” BENCH,
MUMBAI
BEFORE SHRI NARENDER KUMAR CHOUDHRY, JUDICIAL
MEMBER
&
SMT. RENU JAUHRI, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER
आयकर अपील सं./ITA No. 1780/MUM/2025
(निर्धारण वर्ा / Assessment Year :2025-26)
Sadarsh Charitable
Foundation
C/O Ca Himanshu Gandhi,
16th Floor, D Wing, Trade
World Building, Kamala
Mills Compound, Lower
Parel, Maharashtra-
400013
v/s.
बिधम
CIT (Exemptions)-Mumbai
601, 6th Floor, MTNL
Building, Cumballa Hill,
Pedder Road, Maharashtra-
400026
स्थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./PAN/GIR No: ABMCS2508R
Appellant/अपीलधर्थी
..
Respondent/प्रनिवधदी
निर्ााररती की ओर से /Assessee by:
Shri Himanshu Gandhi
रधजस्व की ओर से /Revenue by:
Mr. R. A. Dhyani
सुिवधई की िधरीख / Date of Hearing
30.04.2025
घोर्णध की िधरीख/Date of Pronouncement
21.05.2025
आदेश / O R D E R
PER RENU JAUHRI [A.M.] :-
This appeal is filed by the assessee against the order of the Learned
Commissioner of Income-tax (Exemption), Mumbai [hereinafter referred to as “CIT(E)”] dated 16.01.2025 for rejecting the application filed in form 10AB for registration u/s 12 AB of the Income-tax Act, 1961 [hereinafter referred to as “Act”].
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A.Y. 2025-26
Sadarsh Charitable Foundation
The assessee has raised the following grounds of appeal: “1. On the facts and circumstances of the case and law, the Ld. Commissioner of Income Tax-(Exemption), Mumbai erred in rejecting the application filed in form 10AB without issuing show cause notice which is against the principle of natural justice and bad in law. 2. On the facts and circumstances of the case and law, the Ld. Commissioner of Income Tax-(Exemption), Mumbai erred in rejecting the application of the appellant for registration under Section 12AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 merely on the grounds that appellant has filed an application for regularization u/s 12A(1)(ac)(ii) instead of filing u/s 12A(1)(ac)(iii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 without considering the fact the CIT(E) has inherited power to rectify the typo error in filling application. 3. On the facts and circumstances of the case and law, the Ld. Commissioner of Income Tax-(Exemption), Mumbai erred in rejecting the application of the appellant for registration under Section 12AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for the reason that as per the object of the MOA, the appellant intends to apply funds outside India which is in violation of section 11 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. However, the appellant has made amendment in its memorandum of association before the