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The decision most relied on for section 10(23C) is CIT v. State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur (43 Taxmann.com 411), cited in 524 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on section 10(23C)

CIT v. State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur
43 Taxmann.com 411 · 2014 · High Court
524
citing judgments

Employee contributions to provident fund, ESI, and other welfare funds, if deposited by the due date for furnishing the return of income under Section 139(1), are allowable as a deduction and cannot be disallowed under Section 36(1)(va) read with Section 2(24)(x) or Section 43B, even if deposited after the due date prescribed by the respective welfare Acts.

Escorts Ltd. v. UOI
199 ITR 43 · 1993 · Supreme Court
267
citing judgments

A statute should not be construed to permit double deduction for the same expenditure unless specifically provided by law.

CIT v. Society of the Sisters of St. Anne
146 ITR 28 · 1984 · High Court
195
citing judgments

Depreciation claimed by a charitable trust on its assets is an allowable application of income for computing exemption under Section 11, and this does not constitute a double deduction.

Director of Income-tax (Exemption) v. Framjee Cawasjee Institute
109 CTR 463 · 1993 · High Court
191
citing judgments

A charitable trust is allowed to claim depreciation on its assets for computing its income, even if the capital expenditure incurred on acquiring those assets was treated as an application of income in the year of acquisition.

CIT v. Rajasthan & Gujarati Charitable Foundation Poona
402 ITR 441 · 2018 · Supreme Court
187
citing judgments

Depreciation is allowable as a deduction even if the expenditure for acquiring the capital asset was treated as application of income for charitable purposes. This does not constitute a double benefit.

CIT v. Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
3 SCC 346 · 1999 · Supreme Court
153
citing judgments

Fiscal statutes must be construed strictly and literally. When the language is plain and unambiguous, courts must give effect to it without considering legislative intent or equitable considerations.

Queen’s Educational Society v. CIT
372 ITR 699 · 2015 · Supreme Court
152
citing judgments

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.

R.B. Jodha Mal Kuthiala v. CIT
82 ITR 570 · 1971 · Supreme Court
131
citing judgments

Tax laws must be interpreted reasonably and in consonance with justice, even though equitable considerations are generally irrelevant in their interpretation.

Judgments citing section 10(23C)

Satyendranath Bose Educational & Social Welfare Trust, Kolkata vs. Ward 1(3), Exempt, Kolkata

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 2339/KOL/2024[2018-19]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata25 Apr 2025AY 2018-19

Bench: Shri Rajesh Kumar & Shri Sonjoy Sarmaआयकर अपील सं/Ita No.2339/Kol/2024 (नििाारण वर्ा / Assessment Year : 2018-2019) Satyendranath Bose Educational Vs Ward-1(3), Exemption, Kolkata & Social Welfare Trust, 19/2/5, Amar Chakraborthy Rd. Ac Road Khagra, Berhampur-742103 Pan No. : Aaots 9288 C (अपीलार्थी /Appellant) .. (प्रत्यर्थी / Respondent) नििााररती की ओर से /Assessee By : Shri Siddharth Agarwal, Advocate राजस्व की ओर से /Revenue By : Shri Altaf Husssain, Addl.Cit-Sr. Dr सुनवाई की तारीख / Date Of Hearing : 25/02/2025 घोषणा की तारीख/Date Of Pronouncement : 25/04/2025 आदेश / O R D E R Per Rajesh Kumar, Am : This Is An Appeal Filed By The Assessee Against The Order Of The Ld.Cit(A), National Faceless Appeal Centre (Nfac), Delhi Dated 24.09.2024, For The Assessment Year 2018-2019 On The Following Grounds Of Appeal :- 1. That The Order Passed By The Ld. Cit (Appeals), Nfac, U/S 250 Confirming The Additions & Disallowances Made By Learned Assessing Officer Is Contrary To The Law & Facts Of The Case. 2. For That On The Facts & In The Circumstances Of The Case, The Ld. Cit(A) Erred In Confirming The Action Of Ao Denying The Benefit Of Exemption Claimed U/S 10(23C) (Iiiad) Of The Act. 3. For That On The Facts & In The Circumstances Of The Case, The Lower Authorities Failed To Correctly Appreciate That The Assessee Was Indeed Maintaining & Aiding Education Institutions & It Existed Solely For Educational Purposes Without Any Motive For Profit & Since Its Annual Receipts Did Not Exceed The Limit Of Rs.1 Crores, It Had Rightly Claimed Exemption U/S 10(23C) (Iiiad) Of The Act.

For Appellant: Shri Siddharth Agarwal, AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri Altaf Husssain, Addl.CIT-Sr. DR
Section 10Section 250

since the annual receipt of the assesee was more than Rs.1 crore and, therefore, the benefit of provisions of Section 10(23C)(iiiad) of the Act was not applicable to the assessee. Accordingly, a show cause notice was issued to the assessee which was replied by the assessee by stating

Dera Sacha Sauda, Sirsa vs. PCIT(Central), Gurgaon

ITA 21/CHANDI/2024[NA]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh24 Apr 2025

Bench: Shri Rajpal Yadav & Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwalआयकर अपील सं./ Ita No. 21/Chd/2024 (Under Section 12Aa) M/S Dera Sacha Sauda, Shah Satnam Ji Dham, Shah Satnam Ji Marg, Sirsa. Vs The Pcit (Central), Gurgaon. स्थायी लेखा सं./Pan No: Aaatd8359H अपीलार्थी/Appellant प्रत्यर्थी/Respondent Assessee By : Shri Rakesh Gupta, Advocate & Shri Saksham Aggarwal, C.A. Revenue By : Shri Rohit Sharma, Cit,Dr Date Of Hearing 05.03.2025 Date Of Pronouncement : 25.04.2025 Per Rajpal Yadav, Vp Hybrid Hearing Order The Assessee Is In Appeal Against The Order Of Ld. Pr. Commissioner Of Income Tax, Central, Gurgaon (In Short 'The Pcit') Dated 27.12.2023 Vide Which Registration Granted Under Section 12Aa Of The Act Dated 13.12.2004 Has Been Cancelled W.E.F. 01.04.2016 By Invoking The Provisions Of Section 12Ab(4) Of The Act.

For Appellant: Shri Rakesh Gupta, Advocate andFor Respondent: Shri Rohit Sharma, CIT,DR
Section 11Section 127Section 12ASection 142Section 143(2)Section 143(3)

Income Tax (Exemptions). It shall be pertinent to mention here that although the said judgment has been rendered in the context of section 10(23C)(vi), but by drawing a parallel analogy, the intention of the Hon'ble ITAT Bench is extendable to the provisions of the registration u/s 12AA ... well. This is because the schemes of sections 10(23C)(vi) and 12AA are the same and the words used in section 10(23C)(vi) are the same as in section 12AB(4), i.e. both the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax and the Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) are competent

Retired Bank Employees Charitable and Educational Trust, Bhuj vs. CIT (Exemption), Ahmedabad

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

ITA 308/RJT/2024[NA]Status: DisposedITAT Rajkot11 Apr 2025

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini & Shri Dinesh Mohan Sinhaआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No.308/Rjt/2024 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : -Na-) Retired Bank Employees बनाम/ The Cit (Exemptions) Charitable & Educational Ahmedabad – 380 015 Vs. Trust 2, Sharda Society Bhuj-Kachchh, Bhuj Bhuj – 370 001 (Gujarat) "ायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. : Aabar 5167 M (अपीलाथ" /Appellant) (""थ" / Respondent) .. Assessee By : Ms. Chaunauti H. Dholakia, Ld.Ar Revenue By : Shri Sanjay Punglia, Ld. Cit(Dr) सुनवाई की तारीख / Date Of Hearing 03 /04/2025 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement 11 /04/2025 आदेश / O R D E R Per Dinesh Mohan Sinha: This Appeal By The Assessee Is Directed Against The Order Passed By The Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Exemption), Ahmedabad [Hereinafter Referred To As “Cit(E)”], Dated 30/03/2024, Rejecting The Application For Registration Under Section 12Ab Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (Hereinafter Referred To As “The Act”).

For Appellant: Ms. Chaunauti H. Dholakia, Ld.ARFor Respondent: Shri Sanjay Punglia, Ld. CIT(DR)
Section 10Section 11Section 115TSection 12ASection 12A(1)(ac)Section 2(15)

duly furnished documents apart from documents uploaded along with the application filed and had also never claimed exemption under section 11, 12 or section 10(23C) of the Act. In light of such disclosure, the application was rightly filed under section 12A(1)(ac) of the Act. 5.1. The Ld.Authorized