ITO, WARD-1(EXEMPTION), PATNA vs. AISHWARYA FOUNDATION, PATNA

In the result, the appeal is allowed

Bench: Dr. Manish Borad, Hon’Ble & Shri Sonjoy Sarma, Hon’Blei.T.A. No. 103/Pat/2020 Assessment Year: 2014-15 Income Tax Officer, Ward-1, Aishwarya Foundation, Patna Exemption Vs 46, Patliputra Colony Near Sahyog Hospital Patliputra Colony Patna - 800013 [Pan: Aacta0834A] अपीलाथ"/ (Appellant) "" यथ"/ (Respondent) Assessee By : Shri Soumitra Choudhury, Advocate Revenue By : Shri Rupesh Agrawal, Sr. D/R सुनवाई क" तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 13/04/2023 घोषणा क" तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement: 03/05/2023 आदेश/O R D E R Per Sonjoy Sarma: The Present Appeal Is Directed At The Instance Of The Revenue Against The Order Of The Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals) - 1, Patna, (Hereinafter The “Ld. Cit(A)”) Dt. 10/09/2020, Passed U/S 250 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (“The Act”) For The Assessment Year 2014-15. 2. The Sole Issue Raised By The Department Before Us In The Instant Lis Relates To The Deletion Of Addition Of Rs.2,61,72,000/- By The Ld. Cit(A) Made By The Assessing Officer In The Assessment Framed U/S 143(3) Of The Act On 30/12/2016 On Account Of Alleged Anonymous Donations Made U/S 115Bbc Of The Act. 3. Brief Facts Of The Case Are That The Assessee Trust Is A Charitable Organization Registered U/S 12Aa Of Act. It Filed Its Return Of Income For The Year Under Consideration On 24/06/2015 Declaring Total Income At ‘Nil’. Case Of Assessee Was Selected For Scrutiny Through Cass Followed By Issuance Of Notice U/S 143(2) & 142(1) Of The Act. During The Course Of Assessment Proceedings, The Assessing Officer Noted From The Income & Expenditure Account That The Assessee Had Shown Income At Rs.2,61,72,000/- Which Was Received As Donation & Incurred Expenses To The Tune Of Rs.2,22,47,910/- Which Resulted In Income Over Expenditure At

charitable or religious trusts or institutions is exempt from income-tax under sections 11 and 12, subject to the fulfilment, inter alia, of certain conditions of application of income and investment in specified modes. Anonymous donation has been defined in the new section to mean any voluntary contribution referred to in section 2(24

HARDEO DASS NATMULL BAIROLIYA CHARITY TRUST,DARBHANGA vs. THE PRINCIPAL CIT(EXEMPTION), PATNA

In the result, both the appeals filed by the assessee are allowed for statistical purposes

Bench: SHRI DUVVURU RL REDDY, VICE PRESIDENT SHRI SANJAY AWASTHI (Accountant Member)

section 12A(1)(ac) (iii) and time line mentioned there that a provisionally registered trust must apply for regular registration within six months of commencement of charitable activity where as in this case trust had already commenced the charitable activity on 17.4.20 by making donation to chief minister relief fund and as such this trust was required to make application

HARDEO DASS NATMULL BAIROLIYA CHARITY TRUST,DARBHANGA vs. THE PRINCIPAL CIT(EXEMPTION)PATNA, PATNA

In the result, both the appeals filed by the assessee are allowed for statistical purposes

Bench: SHRI DUVVURU RL REDDY, VICE PRESIDENT SHRI SANJAY AWASTHI (Accountant Member)

section 12A(1)(ac) (iii) and time line mentioned there that a provisionally registered trust must apply for regular registration within six months of commencement of charitable activity where as in this case trust had already commenced the charitable activity on 17.4.20 by making donation to chief minister relief fund and as such this trust was required to make application

DOLLY GHOSH,BHAGALPUR vs. ACIT CENTRAL CIRCLE 1 PATNA, PATNA

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

Bench: Shri Rajpal Yadav, Vice-(Kz) & Dr. Manish Borad

section 2(24) of the Income Tax Act. This definition is very exhaustive, which reads as under:- “(24)"income" includes— (i)profits and gains; (ii)dividend; (iia)voluntary contributions received by a trust created wholly or partly for charitable

SUNITI CHATURBHUJ SOCIAL FOUNDATION,,HAJIPUR vs. CIT(EXEMPTION), PATNA

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

Bench: Shri Duvvuru Rl Reddy, Vice-(Kz) & Shri Sanjay Awasthii.T.A. No. 620/Pat/2024 Assessment Year: 2024-2025 Suniti Chaturbhuj Social Foundation,....……Appellant C/O. Gyanendra Priyadarshi, Andarkila, Hajipur, Vaishali-844101, Bihar [Pan:Abhcs4841E] -Vs.- Commissioner Of Income Tax (Exemption),.Respondent Patna, 2Nd Floor, C.R. Building, Birchand Patel Path, Patna-800001, Bihar Appearances By: Shri Rakesh Kumar, Advocate, Appeared On Behalf Of The Assessee Rinku Singh, Cit, D.R., Appeared On Behalf Of The Revenue

24, 2025 Date of pronouncing the order: April 29, 2025 O R D E R Per Duvvuru RL Reddy, Vice-President (KZ):- The present appeal is directed at the instance of assessee against the order of ld. Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemption), Patna dated 21st August, 2024 passed for the assessment year 1 Suniti Chaturbhuj Social Foundation

ST JOHNS SOCIETY FOR EDUCATION,HAJIPUR vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER, EXEMPTION WARD, PATNA

In the result, both the appeals filed by the assessees are partly allowed for statistical purposes

Bench: Shri George Mathan & Shri Rakesh Mishra

24 and the same was furnished. Therefore, compliance of other laws do not form basis for denial of registration u/s 12A of the Act. 11. For that the sum of Rs. 8,00,500/- was the amount receivable from St. Johns Academy in lieu of transport services provided by it to the students of the appellant's school. Such

ST JOHNS EDUCATION TRUST,PATNA vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER, EXEMPTION WARD, PATNA

In the result, both the appeals filed by the assessees are partly allowed for statistical purposes

Bench: Shri George Mathan & Shri Rakesh Mishra

24 and the same was furnished. Therefore, compliance of other laws do not form basis for denial of registration u/s 12A of the Act. 11. For that the sum of Rs. 8,00,500/- was the amount receivable from St. Johns Academy in lieu of transport services provided by it to the students of the appellant's school. Such

BIHAR STATE EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORP. LTD,PATNA vs. ACIT, EXEMPTION CIRCLE-1, PATNA

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes

Bench: Shri Sonjoy Sarma & Shri Rakesh Mishra

charitable purpose, it registers some income in its balance-sheet will not per se make it to be a profit-making organization. An organization of this size has to maintain its infrastructure and the staff which needs money. This kind of seemingly apparent income is really not per se indicative of profit-making. The activities of the assessee are covered

RAJBANSHI LOK KALYAN TRUST,SIWAN vs. CIT EXEMPTION, PATNA

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed for statistical\npurposes

Trust.......\nAppellant\nJamapur, Ziradei, Siwan, Pin-841226.\nBihar..\n[PAN: AACTR6497G]\nvs.\nCIT (Exemption), Patna........\nRespondent\nAppearances by:\nShri Girjesh Tripathi, CA, appeared on behalf of the appellant.\nMd. Shadab Ahmed, DR, appeared on behalf of the Respondent.\nDate of concluding the hearing: October 14, 2025\nDate of pronouncing the order : October 22, 2025\nआदेश / ORDER\nPer Sonjoy Sarma, Judicial

DCIT(EXEMPTION) CIRCLE, PATNA vs. M/S DEO MANGAL MEMORIAL TRUST, PATNA

In the result, these appeals filed by the Revenue are allowed for statistical purposes

Bench: SHRI DUVVURU RL REDDY, VICE PRESIDENT SHRI SANJAY AWASTHI (Accountant Member)

24,776.25 Furthermore, the Ld. AO found that the receipts from pharmacy exceeded the tolerance limit of 20% as per the proviso to section 2(15) of the Act. It is seen that there is also a supporting finding that considerable expenses have been claimed under the following heads, which have been debited as under: Expenses Claimed

DCIT(EXEMPTION) CIRCLE, PATNA vs. M/S DEO MANGAL MEMORIAL TRUST, PATNA

In the result, these appeals filed by the Revenue are allowed for statistical purposes

Bench: SHRI DUVVURU RL REDDY, VICE PRESIDENT SHRI SANJAY AWASTHI (Accountant Member)

24,776.25 Furthermore, the Ld. AO found that the receipts from pharmacy exceeded the tolerance limit of 20% as per the proviso to section 2(15) of the Act. It is seen that there is also a supporting finding that considerable expenses have been claimed under the following heads, which have been debited as under: Expenses Claimed

DCIT(EXEMPTION) CIRCLE, PATNA vs. M/S DEO MANGAL MEMORIAL TRUST, PATNA

In the result, these appeals filed by the Revenue are allowed for statistical purposes

Bench: SHRI DUVVURU RL REDDY, VICE PRESIDENT SHRI SANJAY AWASTHI (Accountant Member)

24,776.25 Furthermore, the Ld. AO found that the receipts from pharmacy exceeded the tolerance limit of 20% as per the proviso to section 2(15) of the Act. It is seen that there is also a supporting finding that considerable expenses have been claimed under the following heads, which have been debited as under: Expenses Claimed

NEXGENHUMAN,PATNA vs. CIT(EXEMPTION), PATNA

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes

Bench: Shri Pradip Kumar Choubey&Shri Sanjay Awasthi]

trust established on 20.03.2018 to carry out charitable activities in the field of education, medical relief to the poor and other in its objects. An application in Form 10AB was filed for grant of regular registration under sub-clause (iii) of Clause (ac) of sub-section 1 of Section 12A of the Act. The Ld. CIT(E ) requested from

OOSMANIA TRUST,MUZAFFARPUR vs. CIT (E), PATNA, PATNA

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is partly allowed for statistical purposes

Bench: Shri Sonjoy Sarma & Shri Rakesh Mishra

24-February-2026 ORDER PER RAKESH MISHRA, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER: This appeal filed by the assessee is against the order of the Ld. Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemption)-Patna [hereinafter referred to as the ‘Ld. CIT (Exemption)’] passed in respect of registration u/s 12AB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) dated 11.09.2025. 2. The Assessee