INCOME TAX OFFICER (EXEMPTIONS) WARD, KOLHAPUR , KOLHAPUR vs. THE NEW MIRAJ EDUCATION SOCIETY, MIRAJ, DIST. SANGLI
In the result, the appeal of Revenue is dismissed
ITA 928/PUN/2025[2021-22]Status: DisposedITAT Pune01 Jan 2026AY 2021-22
Bench: Shri Rama Kanta Panda, Vice- & Ms. Astha Chandra
For Appellant: Shri C.H. Naniwadekar, CAFor Respondent: Shri Udaya Bhaskar Jakke, CIT
Section 11Section 12ASection 143(1)
…sessment, CIT(Appeals) is not justified in denying the claim of exemption u/s 11 on the allegation that form No. 10B has not been filed in time." We also rely upon the decision of Hon'ble MP High court in case of CIT v. Devradhan Madhavlal Genda Trust [(1998) 230 ITR 714, 717 (MP HC)] it has been held that if the audit report is not at all filed, there would be justification to reject the claim for exemption under s. 11 but if the same has been filed, even after the return has been filed but within the period permitted by law, it would be against the spirit of the Act to deny exemption. The requirement is, thus,…