U.P. Cooperative Cane Unions’ Federation Ltd., Lucknow v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Lucknow-I

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What is U.P. Cooperative Cane Unions’ Federation Ltd., Lucknow v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Lucknow-I authority for?

The term "members" in Section 80P(2)(a)(i) of the Income Tax Act, not being defined in the Act, must be construed in the context of the specific State Cooperative Societies Act under which the cooperative society claiming exemption is formed.

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U.P. Cooperative Cane Unions’ Federation Ltd. v. CIT · Section 80P · Section 80P(2)(a)(i) · definition of members · cooperative society · State Cooperative Societies Act · income tax exemption · deduction cooperative society

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Judgments citing U.P. Cooperative Cane Unions’ Federation Ltd., Lucknow v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Lucknow-I

HIMACHAL MITRA MANDAL CO OPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY LIMITED ,MUMBAI vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER TDS, WARD 1(2)(3), MUMBAI

ITA 777/MUM/2025[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai06 Oct 2025AY 2014-15

Bench: Shri Narender Kumar Choudhry & Shri Prabhash Shankarhimachal Mitra Mandal V/S. Income Tax Officer, Tds Cooperative Credit Society बनाम Ward – 1(2)(3), Room No. Limited 419, 4Th Floor, Cumballa Hill C/O Vaish Associates, 106, Mtnl Te Building, Peddar Peninsula Centre, Dr. S.S. Road, Dr. Gopalrao Rao Road, Parel, Mumbai – Deshmukh Marg, Mumbai – 400 012, Maharashtra 400051, Maharashtra स्थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No: Aaaah0613D Appellant/अपीलार्थी .. Respondent/प्रतिवादी

For Appellant: Ms. Priyanka Jain, ARFor Respondent: Shri Hemanshu Joshi,(Sr. DR)
Section 194A(3)(v)Section 201Section 201(1)Section 250Section 271CSection 5

…like the Andhra Act that Citizen Cooperative Society Ltd. (supra) considered, 'nominal members' are 'members' as defined under the Kerala Act. This Court in U.P. Cooperative Cane Unions' Federation Ltd., Lucknow v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Lucknow-I (1997) 11 SCC 287 referred to section 80P of the IT Act and then held: "8. The expression "members" is not defined in the Act. Since a cooperative society has to be established under the provisions of the law made by the State Legislature in that regard, the expression "members" in Section 80- P(2)(a)(i) must, therefore, be construed in the context of the provision…

K864 MURALI CHENNAMPATTI PRIMARY AGRICULTURE CO-OP CREDIT SOCIETY,ERODE vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 2(1), ERODE, ERODE

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed

ITA 681/CHNY/2025[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai03 Jun 2025AY 2012-13

Bench: Shri George George Kand Shri S.R. Raghunathaआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.: 681/Chny/2025 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year:2012-13 K864 Murali Chennampatti Primary The Income Tax Officer, Agricultural Co-Op Credit Society, Vs. Ward 2(1), Murali, Murali Post, Erode. Anthiyur Taluk, Erode District – 638 504. Pan: Aabak 3671M (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" क" ओर से/Appellant By : Ms. A. Vijayalakshmi, Ca (Through Virtual Mode) ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By : Ms. Pryati Sharma, Jcit सुनवाई क" तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 03.06.2025 घोषणा क" तारीख/Date Of Pronouncement : 03.06.2025

For Appellant: Ms. A. Vijayalakshmi, CAFor Respondent: Ms. Pryati Sharma, JCIT
Section 139Section 143(3)Section 148Section 2(16)Section 250Section 271(1)(c)Section 80A(5)Section 80PSection 80P(2)(a)Section 80P(2)(d)

…like the Andhra Act that Citizen Cooperative Society Ltd. (supra) considered, 'nominal members' are 'members' as defined under the Kerala Act. This Court in U.P. Cooperative Cane Unions' Federation Ltd., Lucknow v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Lucknow-l (1997) 11 SCC 287 referred to section 80P of the IT Act and then held: "8. The expression "members" is not defined in the Act. Since a cooperative society has to be established under the provisions of the law made by the State Legislature in that regard, the expression "members" in Section 80- P(2) (a) (i) must, therefore, be construed in the context of the 65 prov…

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