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Facts
The assessee, Binapani Educational Trust, filed an application for registration under Section 12AB of the Income Tax Act. The CIT(Exemption) rejected this application. The assessee appealed this order to the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal.
Held
The Tribunal acknowledged that the assessee's application was rejected because they failed to produce necessary documents before the CIT(E). Considering this, the Tribunal decided to restore the issue to the CIT(E) for a fresh decision after providing the assessee with an adequate opportunity to be heard and present their documents.
Key Issues
Whether the CIT(E) was justified in rejecting the application for registration under Section 12AB without providing sufficient opportunity to the assessee to submit required documents.
Sections Cited
12AB
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Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, CUTTACK BENCH CUTTACK
Before: SHRI GEORGE MATHAN & SHRI RAJESH KUMAR
आदेश / O R D E R Per Bench : This is an appeal filed by the assessee against the order of the ld. CIT(Exemption), Hyderabad, dated 16.12.2024, passed in ITBA/EXM/F/EXM45/2024-25/1071233259(1) for the assessment year 2025-2026.
It was submitted by the ld AR that the assessee filed an e- application in Form No.10AB seeking registration u/s.12AB of the Act, however, the ld. CIT(E) has rejected application for registration u/s.12AB of the Act. It was the submission that the activities of the assessee trust are charitable in nature and the assessee is having all such documents to substantiate the same, if one more opportunity is granted for producing the same before the ld. CIT(E).
In reply, ld CIT-DR submitted that proper opportunities were allowed and the assessee could not produce the documents as required. It was submitted that the application of the assessee for registration u/s.12AB of the Act has rightly been rejected by the ld. CIT(E).
We have considered the rival submissions. A perusal of the impugned order shows that the ld. CIT(E) rejected the application of assessee applied for registration u/s.12AB of the Act on account of the fact that the assessee was unable to produce the required documents before him. In view of the above, in the interest of justice, the issues in this appeal are restored to the file of the ld.CIT(E) for deciding the issue afresh after granting the assessee adequate opportunity of being heard.
In the result, appeal of assessee is partly allowed for statistical purposes. Order dictated and pronounced in the open court on 09/04/2025. Sd/- Sd/- (राजेश कुमार) (जाजज माथन) (RAJESH KUMAR) (GEORGE MATHAN) लेखा सदस्य/ ACCOUNTANT MEMBER न्यानयक सदस्य / JUDICIAL MEMBER ददनाांक Dated 09/04/2025 Prakash Kumar Mishra, Sr.P.S. आदेश की प्रनतललपप अग्रेपर्त/Copy of the Order forwarded to : 1. अपीलाथी / The Appellant- प्रत्यथी / The Respondent- 2. 3. आयकर आयुक्त(अपील) / The CIT(A), आयकर आयुक्त / CIT 4. विभागीय प्रविविवि, आयकर अपीलीय अविकरण, कटक / DR, ITAT, 5.