INDIAN CULTURE ORG,THANJAVUR vs. CIT EXEMPTIONS, CHENNAI

Aggrieved by rejection of an application filed in Form No.10AB seeking registration under clause (ii) of first proviso to Sec.80G(5) vide impugned order dated 07.03.2024, the assessee is in further appeal before us. Upon perusal of para-3.2 of impugned order, it could be seen that the application has been rejected in view of the fact that the assessee was having provisional registration and it had filed application under clause (ii) to first proviso to Sec.80G(5) whereas it ought to have applied under clause (iii) which is applicable for provisionally registered entity. Consequently, the provisional registration was also cancelled as per statutory provisions. Aggrieved, the assessee is in further appeal before us.

We are of the considered opinion that the application ought not to be rejected on mere technical grounds. The wrong selection of clause may be due to an inadvertent error and the same may be in view of the fact that new regime of registration of trust was brought in place very recently. The applicant ought to have been granted an opportunity to rectify the error. Therefore, we direct Ld. CIT(E) to grant an opportunity to the assessee to rectify the mistake and thereafter, proceed for disposal of application on merits after affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to the assessee. The assessee is directed to substantiate the same. 3. The appeal stand allowed for statistical purposes. Order pronounced on 3rd July, 2024 Sd/- Sd/- (MAHAVIR SINGH) (MANOJ KUMAR AGGARWAL) उपा45 / VICE PRESIDENT लेखा सद7 / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER चे9ई Chennai; िदनांक Dated :03-07-2024 DS आदेशकीHितिलिपअ%ेिषत/Copy of the Order forwarded to : 1. अपीलाथ�/Appellant 2. � थ�/Respondent 3. आयकरआयुA/CIT Chennai. 4. िवभागीय�ितिनिध/DR 5. गाडFफाईल/GF