Queen’s Educational Society v. CIT

372 ITR 699Supreme Court of India2015#653 most cited

What is Queen’s Educational Society v. CIT authority for?

An educational institution that generates a surplus does not automatically lose its charitable status or cease to exist solely for educational purposes. This is true if the surplus is reinvested for its educational objectives, and the predominant object test determines if the institution's primary aim is education or profit.

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Also referred to as

Queen's Educational Society v. CIT · Section 11 · Section 10(23C) · Section 2(15) · Section 12A · educational institution surplus · charitable purpose profit motive · predominant object test · income tax exemption

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Queen’s Educational Society v. CIT

Sahaj Jeevan Education Trust, Navi Mumbai vs. CIT (E), Mumbai

In the result, the assessee’s appeal is allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 4493/MUM/2016[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai11 May 2018AY 2015-16

Bench: Shri Saktijit Dey, Jm & Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am आयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No.4493/Mum/2016 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2015-16) Sahaj Jeevan Education Trust Commissioner Of Income Tax Plot No. 9, S. S. Road, (Exemptions) बनाम/ 6Th Floor, Piramal Chambers, Parel, Sector 44, Seawoods, Nerul, Vs. Navi Mumbai-400 706 Mumbai-400 012 "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. Aabts 9039 G (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) : अपीलाथ" क" ओर से / Appellant By : Shri Deepak Raje ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : Shri Saurabh Kumar Rai

For Appellant: Shri Deepak RajeFor Respondent: Shri Saurabh Kumar Rai
Section 10Section 12A

…ust institution from the benefit of exemption u/s. 10(23C)(vi). He also relied upon the following decisions: 1. Americal Hotel & Lodging Association Educational Institute vs. CBDT & Others (2008) 301 ITR 86 (SC); 2. Queen’s Educational Society vs. CIT (2015) 372 ITR 699 (SC); 3. Vanita Vishram Trust vs. CCIT & Another (2010) 327 ITR 121 (Mum); and 4. Allahabad Young Men’s Christian Association vs. CCIT & Others (2015) 371 ITR 23 (All.) 6. He submitted that the ld. Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) without properly appreciating the facts and applying his mind to the facts brought on record has rejected a…