CIT v. Rai Bahadur Bissesswarlal Motilal Malwasie Trust

195 ITR 825High Court1992#2699 most cited

What is CIT v. Rai Bahadur Bissesswarlal Motilal Malwasie Trust authority for?

If the audit report, required for claiming exemption under section 11, is not filed along with the return of income, the return becomes defective, and the Assessing Officer must provide an opportunity to the assessee to submit the audit report and rectify the defect before completing the assessment.

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Rai Bahadur Bissesswarlal Motilal Malwasie Trust · 195 ITR 825 · section 11 exemption · audit report filing · defective return of income · opportunity to rectify · section 12A compliance · charitable trust assessment · AO's duty · section 139(1)

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Salt Lake Sanskritik Sansad, Kolkata vs. DCIT, Circle CPC, Bengaluru

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 40/KOL/2025[2023-24]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata30 May 2025AY 2023-24

Bench: Shri Duvvuru Rl Reddy, Vice-(Kz) I.T.A. No. 40/Kol/2025 Assessment Year: 2023-2024 Salt Lake Sanskritik Sansad,…………...……Appellant Sector-1, Trust Bhawan, Ca-49, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700064, West Bengal [Pan:Aaets4162K] -Vs.- Deputy Director Of Income Tax,................Respondent Circle Cpc, Bengaluru, Prestige Alpha, Post Bag No. 2, Electronic City Post, Hosur Road, Bangalore-560 100, Karnataka Appearances By: Shri N. Kausic, A.R., Appeared On Behalf Of The Assessee Shri Kallol Mistry, Jcit, Sr. D.R., Appeared On Behalf Of The Revenue Date Of Concluding The Hearing: April 23, 2025 Date Of Pronouncing The Order: May 30, 2025 O R D E R

Section 11Section 11(2)Section 119(2)Section 119(2)(b)Section 12ASection 139Section 139(1)Section 143(1)Section 2

…he Hon’ble Gujarat High Court in the case Sarvodaya Charitable Trust -vs.- ITO (Exemption) reported in (2021) 125 taxmann.com 75 and Hon’ble Jurisdictional High Court in the case of CIT -vs.- Rai Bahadur Bissesswarlal Motilal Malwasie Trust reported in (1992) 195 ITR 825, wherein it was categorically held that filing of Form 10B before one month from the due date of filing of the return of income is not mandatory requirement for the purpose of claiming exemption under sections 11 & 12 of the Act and even if filed at later stage, the assessee is entitled to claim 4 Salt Lake Sanskritik Sansad exemption under sec…

Shri Swami Vivekanand Trust, Adipur vs. The ITO (Exemption), Ward(1), Rajkot

The appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 902/RJT/2024[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Rajkot28 Mar 2025AY 2015-16

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini & Shri Dinesh Mohan Sinhaआयकर अपील सं/.Ita No.902/Rjt/2024 "नधा"रणवष"/ Assessment Year: 2015-16 Shri Swami Vivekanand Trust The Ito (Exemption) बनाम Plot No.1, Dc-2 Ward-1 Rambaug Road Rajkot. Vs. Ward-6A, Adipur. Pan : Aabts 1102 L (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""यथ"/Respondent) "नधा"रती क" ओर से/Assessee By : Shri D.M. Rindani, Ld.Ar राज"व क" ओर से/Revenue By : Shri Abhimanyu Singh Yadav, Sr-Dr सुनवाई क" तार"ख /Date Of Hearing : 28/01/2025 घोषणा क" तार"ख /Date Of Pronouncement : 28/03/2025 Order Per Dr. Arjun Lal Saini: Captioned Appeal Filed By The Assessee, Pertaining To Assessment Year (Ay) 2015-16, Is Directed Against The Order Passed By The Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)/National Faceless Appeal Centre, Chennai[In Short ‘Ld.Cit(A)/Nfac’], Under Section 250 Of The Income-Tax Act, 1961 (Hereinafter Referred To As ‘The Act’), Dated 02.05.2024, Which In Turn Arises Out Of An Intimation Order Passed By The Assessing Officer (Cpc) U/S 143(1) Of The Act, Dated 31.10.2015. Shri Swami Vivekanand Trust 2 2. Grievances Raised By The Assessee In This Appeal Are As Under:

For Appellant: Shri D.M. Rindani, ld.ARFor Respondent: Shri Abhimanyu Singh Yadav, Sr-DR
Section 11Section 11(1)(a)Section 12ASection 12A(1)(b)Section 143(1)Section 143(1)(a)Section 250

…ndatory and if the same is filed at the time of assessment or even at the time of appellate proceedings, which is also an extension of assessment, the exemption to the trust should not be denied - CIT v. Rai Bahadur Bissesswarlal Motilal Malwasie Trust [1992] 195 ITR 825 (Cal). 11.Therefore, we find that it would be sufficient compliance, if audit report in Form No.10B may be filed before the assessing officer during the assessment proceedings or during the appellate proceedings, for that we also rely on the decision of the ITAT, Rajkot Bench, in the assessee’s own case, in ITA No.66/RJT/2023 for AY 2014-15 orde…

ITO(E), Vadodara, Race Ciurse Vadodara vs. Takshshila Foundation(Ngo), Karelibaugh, Vadodara

In the result, the Cross Objection filed by the assessee is allowed, whereas the appeal filed by the Revenue is dismissed as infructuous

ITA 118/AHD/2024[2022-23]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad02 Jul 2024AY 2022-23

Bench: Shri T.R. Senthil Kumar & Shri Makarand V. Mahadeokar, Accountnat Member & Co No.8/Ahd/2024 (In Ita No.118/Ahd/2024 – By Assessee) Assessment Year : 2022-23 The Income Tax Officer (E) Takshshila Foundation (Ngo) (Ward) Vs B/15, Suhas Society Race Course Harni Road Vadodara 390 007 Karelibaug, Vadodara – 390 018 (Gujarat) Pan:Aaatt 5363 K अपीलाथ"/ (Appellant) "" यथ"/ (Respondent & Cross Objector) Assessee By : Shri D.K. Parikh, Ar Revenue By : Shri Atul Pandey, Sr.Dr सुनवाई क" तार"ख/Date Of Hearing : 25/06/2024 घोषणा क" तार"ख /Date Of Pronouncement: 02/07/2024 आदेश/O R D E R Per Shri Makarand V. Mahadeokar, Am: This Appeal By The Revenue Arises From The Order Of The Office Of Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), Addl/Jcit (A)–6, Chennai [Hereinafter Referred To As "Cit(A)"] Dated 08-12-2023, For The Assessment Year (Ay) 2022-23 Against The Intimation/Order Passed U/S. 143(1) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (“The Act” In Short) By Cpc, Bengaluru & The Assessee Is In Cross Objection Thereof.

For Appellant: Shri D.K. Parikh, ARFor Respondent: Shri Atul Pandey, Sr.DR
Section 10Section 11Section 11(1)(a)Section 12(1)(ac)Section 12A(1)(b)Section 139(1)Section 143(1)Section 154Section 250

…fficer during the assessment proceedings, the assessee should not be denied the benefit of claiming exemption under section 11 and 12. Some of the case laws are detailed below. (i) In the case of CIT vs. Rai Bahadur Bissesswarlal Motilal Malwasie Trust (1992) 195 ITR 825, the Calcutta High Court has affirmed that the requirement of filing the audit report with the return is merely a procedural requirement, and that exemption cannot be denied so long as the report is available to the assessing officer before the completion of assessment. (ii) In the case of Calcutta Management Association vs. VTO (1992) 42 ITD 62,…

Al Mehmood Charitable Trust, Bharuch vs. Income Tax Officer, Ward- 1(5), Bharuch

In the result, appeals filed by the assessee (ITA No

ITA 93/SRT/2022[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Surat24 Jan 2023AY 2017-18

Bench: Shri Pawan Singh, Jm & Dr. A. L. Saini, Am आयकर अपील सं./Ita Nos.92 & 93/Srt/2022 "नधा"रण वष"/Assessment Years: (2016-17 & 2017-18) (Physical Court Hearing) Al Mehmood Charitable Trust, Income Tax Officer, By Pass Road Jambusar, Vs. Ward-1(5), Bharuch. Bharuch-392150 (Appellant) (Respondent) "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aaata 2702 M िनधा"रती क" ओर से /Assessee By Shri Rasesh Shah, Ca राज"व क" ओर से /Respondent By Shri Ashok B. Koli, Cit-Dr सुनवाई क" तारीख/Date Of Hearing 12/01/2023 उ"ोषणा क" तारीख/Date Of Pronouncement 24/01/2023

Section 11Section 12A(1)(b)Section 143(1)Section 154

…IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, SURAT BENCH, SURAT BEFORE SHRI PAWAN SINGH, JM & DR. A. L. SAINI, AM आयकर अपील सं./ITA Nos.92 & 93/SRT/2022 "नधा"रण वष"/Assessment Years: (2016-17 & 2017-18) (Physical Court Hearing) Al Mehmood Charitable Trust, Income Tax Officer, By Pass Road Jambusar, Vs. Ward-1(5), Bharuch. Bharuch-392150 (Appellant) (Respondent) "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./PAN/GIR No.: AAATA 2702 M िनधा"रती क" ओर से /Assessee by Shri Rasesh Shah, CA राज"व क" ओर से /Respondent by Shri Ashok B. Koli, CIT-DR सुनवाई क" तारीख/Date of Hearing 12/01/2023 उ"ोषणा क" तारीख/Date of Pronouncement 24/01/2023 आदेश / O R D…

Al Mehmood Charitable Trust, Bharuch vs. Income Tax Officer, Ward- 1(5), Bharuch

In the result, appeals filed by the assessee (ITA No

ITA 92/SRT/2022[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Surat24 Jan 2023AY 2016-17

Bench: Shri Pawan Singh, Jm & Dr. A. L. Saini, Am आयकर अपील सं./Ita Nos.92 & 93/Srt/2022 "नधा"रण वष"/Assessment Years: (2016-17 & 2017-18) (Physical Court Hearing) Al Mehmood Charitable Trust, Income Tax Officer, By Pass Road Jambusar, Vs. Ward-1(5), Bharuch. Bharuch-392150 (Appellant) (Respondent) "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aaata 2702 M िनधा"रती क" ओर से /Assessee By Shri Rasesh Shah, Ca राज"व क" ओर से /Respondent By Shri Ashok B. Koli, Cit-Dr सुनवाई क" तारीख/Date Of Hearing 12/01/2023 उ"ोषणा क" तारीख/Date Of Pronouncement 24/01/2023

Section 11Section 12A(1)(b)Section 143(1)Section 154

…IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, SURAT BENCH, SURAT BEFORE SHRI PAWAN SINGH, JM & DR. A. L. SAINI, AM आयकर अपील सं./ITA Nos.92 & 93/SRT/2022 "नधा"रण वष"/Assessment Years: (2016-17 & 2017-18) (Physical Court Hearing) Al Mehmood Charitable Trust, Income Tax Officer, By Pass Road Jambusar, Vs. Ward-1(5), Bharuch. Bharuch-392150 (Appellant) (Respondent) "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./PAN/GIR No.: AAATA 2702 M िनधा"रती क" ओर से /Assessee by Shri Rasesh Shah, CA राज"व क" ओर से /Respondent by Shri Ashok B. Koli, CIT-DR सुनवाई क" तारीख/Date of Hearing 12/01/2023 उ"ोषणा क" तारीख/Date of Pronouncement 24/01/2023 आदेश / O R D…

The India Industrial Mission, Kolkata vs. DCIT, CPC, Bangaluru

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 411/KOL/2021[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata12 Sept 2022AY 2017-18

Bench: Shri Sanjay Garg, Hon’Ble & Shri Girish Agrawal, Hon’Blei.T.A. No. 411/Kol/2021 Assessment Year: 2017-18 The India Industrial Mission Deputy Commissioner Of Income 5A, Seals Garden Lane Tax, (Cpc), Bangaluru Vs Cossipore Kolkata - 700002 Pan : Aacct0072E अपीलाथ"/ (Appellant) "" यथ"/ (Respondent) Assessee By : Shri Siddharth Jhajaria, Fca/ Shri Sujoy Sen, A/R & Pritee Bhubna, Fca Revenue By : Shri Biswanath Das, Addl. Cit, D/R सुनवाई क" तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 29/06/2022 घोषणा क" तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement: 12/09/2022 आदेश/O R D E R Per Shri Girish Agrawal: The Present Appeal By The Assessee Is Arising Out Of The Order Of The Ld. Commisioner Of Income Tax (Appeal), Nfac, Vide Order No. Itba/Nfac/S/250/2021-22/1035133519(1), Dt. 27/08/2021, Against The Intimation U/S 143(1) Of The Income-Tax Act, 1961 (Hereinafter Referred To As ‘The Act’), Issued By Cpc, Bengaluru, Vide Communication Reference No. Cpc/1718/A7/1875540238, Order Dt. 27/03/2019, For Assessment Year 2017-18. 2. The Issue Raised By The Assessee Vide This Appeal Relates To Disallowance Of Claim Made By The Assessee U/S 11 Of The Act. Before Us, Shri Siddhartha Jhajharia, Fca Along With Sujoy Sen, Represented The Assessee & Shri Biswanath Das, Addl. Cit, Represented The Department. Ld. Counsel Submitted A Paper Book Containing 24 Pages, Which Is Placed On Record. Ld. Counsel Also Referred To The Additional Grounds Raised Before This Tribunal Filed On 26/04/2022 In Respect Of Processing Of Return U/S 143(1) Wherein No Disallowance Or Addition Can Be Made Which Are Not Apparent On Record Or Are Debatable Or Has To Be Resolved By A Long Drawn Process Of Reasoning & Accordingly, The Intimation Issued U/S 143(1) By The Cpc, Bengaluru By Making A Disallowance U/S 11 Of The Act Is Not Sustainable.

For Appellant: Shri Siddharth Jhajaria, FCA/For Respondent: Shri Biswanath Das, Addl. CIT, D/R
Section 11Section 12ASection 143(1)Section 26

…adjustments have been made resulting into a demand on the assessee. 5.1. He placed reliance on the decision of Hon’ble Jurisdictional High Court in the case of Commissioner of Income-tax v. Rai Bahadur Bissesswarlal Motilal Malwasie Trust reported in [1992] 195 ITR 825 (Calcutta HC), wherein it was held that, exemption otherwise available to assessee-trust under section 11 could not be denied merely on account of delay in furnishing auditor's report as required under section 12A of the Act. It was also held in the said decision that, provisions of section 12A are directory in sense that Assessing Officer is not…

M/S Wholesale Cloth Merchant, Kota vs. Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax (Central), Rajasthan, Jaipur

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 688/JPR/2019[0]Status: DisposedITAT Jaipur06 Jan 2021

Bench: Shri Sandeep Gosain, Jm & Shri Vikram Singh Yadav, Am Vk;Dj Vihy La-@Ita No. 688/Jp/2019 Assessment Year: ………………………… M/S Wholesale Cloth Merchant Cuke Pr.C.I.T. (Central), Vs. Association, Jaipur (Rajasthan) New Cloth Market, Kota. Pan No.: Aaatw 0127 C Vihykfkhz@Appellant Izr;Fkhz@Respondent Fu/Kzkfjrh Dh Vksj Ls@ Assessee By : Shri Siddarth Ranka & Shri Shravan Kr. Gupta (Advs) Jktlo Dh Vksj Ls@ Revenue By : Shri Ambrish Bedi (Cit-Dr) Lquokbz Dh Rkjh[K@ Date Of Hearing : 14/10/2020 Mn?Kks"K.Kk Dh Rkjh[K@ Date Of Pronouncement : 06/01/2021 Vkns'K@ Order Per: Sandeep Gosain, J.M. The Present Appeal Has Been Filed By The Assessee Against The Order Of The Ld. Pr.Cit(Central), Rajasthan, Jaipur Dated 22/03/2019 Passed U/S 12Aa(3) & 12Aa(4) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (In Short, The Act). Following Grounds Have Been Taken By The Assessee: “1. That In The Facts & In The Circumstances Of The Case & In Law, The Ld Pr. Cit(Central), Rajasthan, Jaipur Has Grossly Erred In Cancelling The Registration Of The Assessee Appellant Trust Under Section 12A Of The Act By Invoking Section 12Aa(4) Of The Act W.E.F. 01/04/2013. 2. The Appellant Craves Leave To Add, Alter, Modify Or Amend Any Ground On Or Before The Date Of Hearing.”

For Appellant: Shri Siddarth Ranka &For Respondent: Shri Ambrish Bedi (CIT-DR)
Section 12ASection 133ASection 271F

…आयकर अपीलीय अधिकरण] जयपुर न्यायपीठ] जयपुर IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, JAIPUR BENCHES “A”, JAIPUR Jh lanhi x®lkÃa] U;kf;d lnL; ,oa Jh foØe flag ;kno] ys[kk lnL; ds le{k BEFORE SHRI SANDEEP GOSAIN, JM & SHRI VIKRAM SINGH YADAV, AM vk;dj vihy la-@ITA No. 688/JP/2019 Assessment Year: ………………………… M/s Wholesale Cloth Merchant cuke Pr.C.I.T. (Central), Vs. Association, Jaipur (Rajasthan) New Cloth Market, Kota. PAN No.: AAATW 0127 C vihykFkhZ@Appellant izR;FkhZ@Respondent fu/kZkfjrh dh vksj ls@ Assessee by : Shri Siddarth Ranka & Shri Shravan Kr. Gupta (Advs) jktLo dh vksj ls@ Revenue by : Shri Ambrish Bedi (…