SEASKILLS EDUCATION & RESEARCH TRUST ,GOVANUR vs CIT EXEMPTIONS, CHENNAI

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, “A” BENCH, CHENNAI

Before: HON’BLE SHRI MAHAVIR SINGH, VP & HON’BLE SHRI MANOJ KUMAR AGGARWAL, AM

आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण “ए” �ायपीठ चे�ई म�। IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL “A” BENCH, CHENNAI माननीय �ी महावीर िसंह, उपा�� एवं माननीय �ी मनोज कुमार अ�वाल ,लेखा सद� के सम�। BEFORE HON’BLE SHRI MAHAVIR SINGH, VP AND HON’BLE SHRI MANOJ KUMAR AGGARWAL, AM आयकरअपीलसं./ ITA No.727/Chny/2024 M/s. Seaskills Education & Research Trust CIT(Exemptions) 133/1, Govanur Village, Chennai. बनाम/ Vs. Nayakkanpalayam Post, Govanur – 641 020. �थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./PAN/GIR No. AAITS-7575-G (अपीलाथ�/Appellant) : (��थ� / Respondent) अपीलाथ� कीओर से/ Appellant by : Shri Girish Kumar, (Advocate)– Ld.AR ��थ� की ओर से/Respondent by : Shri Nilay Baran Som (CIT)-Ld. CIT. DR सुनवाई की तारीख/Date of Hearing : 21-05-2024 घोषणा की तारीख /Date of Pronouncement : 21-05-2024 आदेश / O R D E R PER BENCH

Aggrieved by rejection of an application filed in Form No.10AB seeking registration u/s 80G(5)(iii) by Ld. Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemption) vide impugned order dated 29-11-2023, the assessee is in further appeal before us. The Registry has noted delay of 52 days in the appeal which stand condoned. 2. Upon perusal of impugned order, it could be seen that Ld. CIT(E) has rejected the application on the ground that the application was not

filed within prescribed timeline. Further, there was no extension for filing of this form. 3. We find that the time limit to file such applications have been extended by CBDT vide recent Circular No.07/24 dated 25-04-2024 extending time limit for all such applications to 30-06-2024. Therefore, there remain no grounds for rejection of application by raising the issue of timeline. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, we set aside the impugned order and direct Ld. CIT(E) to consider the application on merits without raising the issue of timeline. 5. The appeal stand allowed for statistical purposes in terms of our above order. Order pronounced on 21st May, 2024.

Sd/- Sd/- (MANOJ KUMAR AGGARWAL) (MAHAVIR SINGH) लेखा सद� / ACCOUNTANT MEMBER उपा�� / VICE PRESIDENT

चे�ई Chennai; िदनांक Dated : 21-05-2024 RSR आदेश की �ितिलिप अ�ेिषत/Copy of the Order forwarded to : 1. अपीलाथ�/Appellant 2. ��थ�/Respondent 3. आयकरआयु�/CIT, Chennai/Coimbatore/Salem/Madurai 4. िवभागीय �ितिनिध/DR 5. गाड� फाईल/GF

SEASKILLS EDUCATION & RESEARCH TRUST ,GOVANUR vs. CIT EXEMPTIONS, CHENNAI