OM JAY SHANESHWAR CHARITABLE TRUST,OSMANABAD vs. CIT(E), PUNE

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL
PUNE BENCH “A”, PUNE

BEFORE SHRI MANISH BORAD, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER
AND SHRI VINAY BHAMORE, JUDICIAL MEMBER

आयकर अपील सं. / ITA No.2029/PUN/2024

Om
Jay
Shaneshwar
Charitable Trust,
Tuljapur
Sardewadi,
Osmanabad- 413601. PAN : AAATO7227K
Vs.
CIT, Exemption, Pune.

Appellant

Respondent

आदेश / ORDER

PER VINAY BHAMORE, JM:

This appeal filed by the assessee is directed against the order dated 15.02.2024 passed by Ld. CIT, Exemption, Pune rejecting the application for registration u/s 12AA of the IT Act.
2. Facts of the case, in brief, are that the assessee filed application for registration in Form No.10AB under clause (iii) of section 12A(1)(ac) of the IT Act on 30.09.2023. With a view to verify the genuineness of activities of the assessee and compliance to requirements of any other law for the time being in force by the trust/institution as are material for the purpose of achieving its Assessee by :
Shri Pramod S. Shingte
Revenue by :
Shri Amol Khairnar

Date of hearing
:
19.02.2025
Date of pronouncement
:
21.02.2025
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objects, a notice was issued by Ld. CIT, Exemption, Pune through
ITBA portal on 29.11.2023 requesting the assessee to upload certain information/clarification. The desired information was furnished by the assessee. On verification of said information, Ld. CIT,
Exemption, Pune found certain discrepancies and issued another notice on 01.02.2024 requesting the assessee to furnish further details/information in this regard on or before 08.02.2024. Since the assessee has not complied with the notice dated 01.02.2024, Ld.
CIT, Exemption, Pune rejected the application for registration. It is this order against which the assessee is in appeal before this Tribunal.
3. Ld. AR appearing from the side of the assessee submitted before us that the order passed by Ld. CIT, Exemption, Pune is not justified. It is further submitted that somehow the assessee trust missed the last notice & failed to submit any reply therefore Ld.
CIT, Exemption, Pune rejected the application for registration.
Accordingly, Ld. AR requested before the Bench to set-aside the impugned order passed by Ld. CIT, Exemption, Pune & requested to remand the matter back to him with a direction to decide the application for registration afresh.
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4. Ld. DR appearing from the side of the Revenue did not raise any serious objection to the request of the assessee.
5. We find that admittedly the assessee made compliance to the initial notice issued by Ld. CIT, Exemption, Pune, but the subsequent notice could not be answered by him. It is the sole contention of Ld. AR that if the assessee has not furnished requisite information/documents on the requisite date, one further opportunity should have been provided to him by Ld. CIT,
Exemption, Pune, since only seven days time was allowed to respond against the notice. We find some force in the arguments of Ld. AR & considering the totality of the facts of the case & in the interest of justice, without going into the merits of the case, deem it appropriate to set-aside the order passed by Ld. CIT, Exemption,
Pune and remand the matter back to him with a direction to decide the application for registration afresh as per fact and law after providing reasonable opportunity of hearing to the assessee. The assessee is also hereby directed to comply with the notices issued by Ld.
CIT,
Exemption,
Pune and produce requisite documents/information in support of the application for registration without taking any adjournment under any pretext, otherwise Ld.
CIT, Exemption, Pune shall be at liberty to pass appropriate order as 4
per law. Thus, the grounds of appeal raised by the assessee are partly allowed.
6. In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes.
Order pronounced on 21st day of February, 2025. (MANISH BORAD)
JUDICIAL MEMBER

पुणे / Pune; ᳰदनांक / Dated : 21st February, 2025. Sujeet
आदेश कᳱ ᮧितिलिप अᮕेिषत / Copy of the Order forwarded to :
1. अपीलाथᱮ / The Appellant.
2. ᮧ᭜यथᱮ / The Respondent.
3. The CIT, Exemption, Pune.
4. The Pr. CIT/CIT concerned.
5. िवभागीय ᮧितिनिध, आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण, “A” बᱶच,
पुणे / DR, ITAT, “A” Bench, Pune.

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Senior Private Secretary

आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण, पुणे / ITAT, Pune.