CIT v. Gujarat Maritime Board

295 ITR 561Supreme Court of India2007#1157 most cited

What is CIT v. Gujarat Maritime Board authority for?

A statutory corporation undertaking activities that generate income qualifies as a charitable entity under Section 2(15) if its dominant object is general public utility and it is legally obligated to apply its income solely for that purpose, even if the activities appear to be in the nature of trade or business. Such an entity is entitled to registration under Section 12A and exemptions under Section 11.

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CIT v Gujarat Maritime Board · 295 ITR 561 · Section 2(15) · Section 11 · Section 12A · Section 10(46) · charitable purpose · general public utility · statutory corporation · profit motive · application of income

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Gujarat Maritime Board

Income Tax Officer Exemption Ward 3, Chennai vs. M/S Chennai Auto Ancilliary Industrtial Infrastructure Upgradation Company, Chennai

ITA 448/CHNY/2018[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai11 Oct 2021AY 2011-12

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Mahavir Singh, Vp & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.446/Chny/2018 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2009-10) & आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.447/Chny/2018 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2010-11) & आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.448/Chny/2018 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2011-12) Income Tax Officer (E) M/S. Chennai Auto Ancillary Industrial Ward-3, Infrastructure Upgradation Company बनाम/ Chennai – 34. Sidco Administrative Office, Vs. 2Nd Main Road, Ambattur Ind. Estate, Chennai – 600 058 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaccc-7059-A (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) & Cross Objection No. 79/Chny/2018 (Arising Out Of Ita No.446/Chny/2018) (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2009-10) & Cross Objection No. 80/Chny/2018 (Arising Out Of Ita No.447/Chny/2018) (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2010-11) & Cross Objection No. 81/Chny/2018 (Arising Out Of Ita No.448/Chny/2018) (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2011-12) M/S. Chennai Auto Ancillary Income Tax Officer (E) Industrial Infrastructure Ward-3, बनाम/ Upgradation Company Chennai – 34. Sidco Administrative Office, Vs. 2Nd Main Road, Ambattur Ind. Estate, Chennai – 600 058 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaccc-7059-A (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) Co Nos. 79 To 81/Chny/2018

For Appellant: Shri N.V. Balaji – AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri Amol Kirtane - CIT-DR
Section 11Section 12ASection 2(15)Section 25

…Board of Directors administrating the affairs of the assessee on day to day basis. Therefore applying the ratio of decisions of Hon’ble Supreme Court in CIT V/s Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (159 ITR 1) and in CIT V/s Gujarat Maritime Board (295 ITR 561), it was the predominant objective which was required to be considered while CO Nos. 79 to 81/CHNY/2018 examining the true nature of assessee’s activities. Finally, the assessee was held to be entitled for deduction u/s 11 / 12 with the observations that fees collected by the assessee from member-units was to meet the expenditure while providing…

Income Tax Officer Exemption Ward 3, Chennai vs. M/S Chennai Auto Ancilliary Industrtial Infrastructure Upgradation Company, Chennai

ITA 447/CHNY/2018[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai11 Oct 2021AY 2010-11

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Mahavir Singh, Vp & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.446/Chny/2018 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2009-10) & आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.447/Chny/2018 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2010-11) & आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.448/Chny/2018 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2011-12) Income Tax Officer (E) M/S. Chennai Auto Ancillary Industrial Ward-3, Infrastructure Upgradation Company बनाम/ Chennai – 34. Sidco Administrative Office, Vs. 2Nd Main Road, Ambattur Ind. Estate, Chennai – 600 058 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaccc-7059-A (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) & Cross Objection No. 79/Chny/2018 (Arising Out Of Ita No.446/Chny/2018) (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2009-10) & Cross Objection No. 80/Chny/2018 (Arising Out Of Ita No.447/Chny/2018) (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2010-11) & Cross Objection No. 81/Chny/2018 (Arising Out Of Ita No.448/Chny/2018) (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2011-12) M/S. Chennai Auto Ancillary Income Tax Officer (E) Industrial Infrastructure Ward-3, बनाम/ Upgradation Company Chennai – 34. Sidco Administrative Office, Vs. 2Nd Main Road, Ambattur Ind. Estate, Chennai – 600 058 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaccc-7059-A (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) Co Nos. 79 To 81/Chny/2018

For Appellant: Shri N.V. Balaji – AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri Amol Kirtane - CIT-DR
Section 11Section 12ASection 2(15)Section 25

…Board of Directors administrating the affairs of the assessee on day to day basis. Therefore applying the ratio of decisions of Hon’ble Supreme Court in CIT V/s Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (159 ITR 1) and in CIT V/s Gujarat Maritime Board (295 ITR 561), it was the predominant objective which was required to be considered while CO Nos. 79 to 81/CHNY/2018 examining the true nature of assessee’s activities. Finally, the assessee was held to be entitled for deduction u/s 11 / 12 with the observations that fees collected by the assessee from member-units was to meet the expenditure while providing…

Income Tax Officer Exemption Ward 3, Chennai vs. M/S Chennai Auto Ancilliary Industrtial Infrastructure Upgradation Company, Chennai

ITA 446/CHNY/2018[2009-10]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai11 Oct 2021AY 2009-10

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Mahavir Singh, Vp & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.446/Chny/2018 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2009-10) & आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.447/Chny/2018 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2010-11) & आयकरअपील सं./ Ita No.448/Chny/2018 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2011-12) Income Tax Officer (E) M/S. Chennai Auto Ancillary Industrial Ward-3, Infrastructure Upgradation Company बनाम/ Chennai – 34. Sidco Administrative Office, Vs. 2Nd Main Road, Ambattur Ind. Estate, Chennai – 600 058 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaccc-7059-A (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) & Cross Objection No. 79/Chny/2018 (Arising Out Of Ita No.446/Chny/2018) (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2009-10) & Cross Objection No. 80/Chny/2018 (Arising Out Of Ita No.447/Chny/2018) (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2010-11) & Cross Objection No. 81/Chny/2018 (Arising Out Of Ita No.448/Chny/2018) (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2011-12) M/S. Chennai Auto Ancillary Income Tax Officer (E) Industrial Infrastructure Ward-3, बनाम/ Upgradation Company Chennai – 34. Sidco Administrative Office, Vs. 2Nd Main Road, Ambattur Ind. Estate, Chennai – 600 058 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No. Aaccc-7059-A (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) Co Nos. 79 To 81/Chny/2018

For Appellant: Shri N.V. Balaji – AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri Amol Kirtane - CIT-DR
Section 11Section 12ASection 2(15)Section 25

…Board of Directors administrating the affairs of the assessee on day to day basis. Therefore applying the ratio of decisions of Hon’ble Supreme Court in CIT V/s Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (159 ITR 1) and in CIT V/s Gujarat Maritime Board (295 ITR 561), it was the predominant objective which was required to be considered while CO Nos. 79 to 81/CHNY/2018 examining the true nature of assessee’s activities. Finally, the assessee was held to be entitled for deduction u/s 11 / 12 with the observations that fees collected by the assessee from member-units was to meet the expenditure while providing…

Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority, Mumbai vs. ACIT(Exemption)-2(1), Mumbai

In the result, appeal of the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 895/MUM/2018[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai23 Nov 2020AY 2014-15

Bench: Shri Vikas Awasthy & Shri Rajesh Kumarआअसं. 894/मुं/2018 ("न. व. 2012-13) आअसं. 895/मुं/2018 ("न. व. 2014-15) Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority, Office Of Finance Controller, Mhada Griha Nirman Bhavan, 4Th Floor,. Kala Nagar, Bandra (E), Mumbai 400 051 Pan:Aaajm0344H ...... अपीलाथ" /Appellant बनाम Vs. Acit (Exemption) -2(1), Piramal Chambers, Lalbaug, ..... ""तवाद"/Respondent Mumbai 400 012. अपीलाथ" "वारा/ Appellant By : Shri Nishant Thakkar ""तवाद" "वारा/Respondent By : Shri Purushottam Tripuri सुनवाई क" "त"थ/ Date Of Hearing : 01/10/2020 घोषणा क" "त"थ/ Date Of Pronouncement : 23/11/2020

For Appellant: Shri Nishant ThakkarFor Respondent: Shri Purushottam Tripuri
Section 10Section 11Section 12ASection 2(15)

…d of authorities which were earlier enjoying exemptions under the Act. However, this proposition of Mr. Dave, Ld. Special Counsel for the revenue seems to have been rejected by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Gujarat Maritime Board as reported in (2007) 295 ITR 561, wherein their Lordships in the context of section 10(20) observed that section 10(20) and section 11 operate in totally different field and even if the authority or board ceased to be a local authority, it is not precluded from claiming exemption u/s. 11(1). Thus, post deletion of the provisions of section 10(20) and 10(20A), all the activities…

Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority, Mumbai vs. ACIT(Exemption)-2(1), Mumbai

In the result, appeal of the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 894/MUM/2018[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai23 Nov 2020AY 2012-13

Bench: Shri Vikas Awasthy & Shri Rajesh Kumarआअसं. 894/मुं/2018 ("न. व. 2012-13) आअसं. 895/मुं/2018 ("न. व. 2014-15) Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority, Office Of Finance Controller, Mhada Griha Nirman Bhavan, 4Th Floor,. Kala Nagar, Bandra (E), Mumbai 400 051 Pan:Aaajm0344H ...... अपीलाथ" /Appellant बनाम Vs. Acit (Exemption) -2(1), Piramal Chambers, Lalbaug, ..... ""तवाद"/Respondent Mumbai 400 012. अपीलाथ" "वारा/ Appellant By : Shri Nishant Thakkar ""तवाद" "वारा/Respondent By : Shri Purushottam Tripuri सुनवाई क" "त"थ/ Date Of Hearing : 01/10/2020 घोषणा क" "त"थ/ Date Of Pronouncement : 23/11/2020

For Appellant: Shri Nishant ThakkarFor Respondent: Shri Purushottam Tripuri
Section 10Section 11Section 12ASection 2(15)

…d of authorities which were earlier enjoying exemptions under the Act. However, this proposition of Mr. Dave, Ld. Special Counsel for the revenue seems to have been rejected by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Gujarat Maritime Board as reported in (2007) 295 ITR 561, wherein their Lordships in the context of section 10(20) observed that section 10(20) and section 11 operate in totally different field and even if the authority or board ceased to be a local authority, it is not precluded from claiming exemption u/s. 11(1). Thus, post deletion of the provisions of section 10(20) and 10(20A), all the activities…

M/S. the Andhra Pradesh Private Medical and Dental Colleges Management Associons, Vijayawada vs. The ITO, Rajahmundry

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 162/VIZ/2016[]Status: DisposedITAT Visakhapatnam10 Apr 2019

Bench: Shri V. Durga Rao& Shri D.S. Sunder Singhआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A.No.162/Viz/2016 (ननधधारण वर्ा/ Assessment Year: - ) M/S Andhra Pradesh Private Medical Vs. Income Tax Officer & Dental Colleges Management (Exemptions) Association Rajahmundry D.No.52/1/1-5/B Road No.5, Veterinary Colony Vijayawada [Pan :Aaeat2041H] (अपीलार्थी/ Appellant) (प्रत्यर्थी/ Respondent) अपीलधथी की ओर से/ Appellant By : Shri C.Subrahmanyam, Ar प्रत्यधथी की ओर से/ Respondent By : Shri D.K.Sonowal, Dr सुनवधई की तधरीख / Date Of Hearing : 27.03.2019 घोर्णध की तधरीख/Date Of Pronouncement : 10.04.2019

For Appellant: Shri C.Subrahmanyam, ARFor Respondent: Shri D.K.Sonowal, DR
Section 12ASection 15Section 2Section 80G

…Vs Chief Commissioner of Income Tax –III, Hyderabad (2012) 356 ITR 360 (AP) 5 I.T.A. No.162/Viz/2016 M/s Andhra Pradesh Private Medical and Dental Colleges Management Associaiton, Vijayawada (ii) Commissioner of Income Tax Vs. Gujarat Maritime Board (2007) 295 ITR 561 (SC) (iii) Commissioner of Income Tax Vs. Andhra Chamber of Commerce (1965) 55 ITR 722 (SC) (iv) Commissioner of Income Tax Vs. State Urban Development Agency (SUDA) (2013) 218 Taxman 146 (All) (v) Commissioner of Income Tax Andhra Pradesh-II Vs. Andhra Pradesh Police Welfare Society (1971) 82 ITR 704(SC) (vi) Bangalore Urban & Rural District Co-…