SHREEJI EDUCATION AND CHARITABLE TRUST,JAM KANDORANA vs. ITO EXEMPTION WD 1, RAJKOT, RAJKOT

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

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini & Shri Dinesh Mohan Sinhaआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.107/Rjt/2025 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: N.A.) Shreeji Education & Charitable Vs. Income Tax Officer (Exemption), Trust, Ta Jamkanodrana, At Ward-1, Rajkot, Race Course, Ring Jamkanodrana, Gujarat-360405 Road, Rajkot-360 001 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aaqts 3244 L (Appellant) (Respondent)

Charitable Trust Jamat (supra). If the benefit of religious endowments too ensures for the benefit of the public, then the religious trusts/endowments too will be entitled to the exemption provided by section 11 of the Act. A religious trust could be 'public' or 'private'. Section 13

SHRI UMIYA MATAJI ISHVER RAMJI ANNAKSHETRA TRUST,BHUJ KUTCH vs. CIT (EXEMPTION), AHMEDABAD

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed for statistical purpose, in above terms

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini & Shri Dinesh Mohan Sinhaआयकर अपील सं/.Ita No.116/Rjt/2025 "नधा"रण वष"/ Assessment Year: N.A. Shri Umiya Mataji Ishver Ramji Commissioner Of Income- बनाम Annakshetra Trust Tax(Exemption), Ahmedabad, Vadhay At Deshalpar Vandhay Room No.609, 6Th Floor, Vs. Taluka Bhuj Kutch-370 001 Ayakar Bhawan (Vejalpur), Pan : Aabts 8429 C Nr. Sacin Tower 100 Ft Road, Anandnagar Prahladnagar Road, Ahmedabad-3800 015 (अपीलाथ"/Assessee) (""यथ"/Respondent) :

section 80G(5) of the Act to have only charitable objects. Therefore, objects of the trust themselves cannot be wholly and substantially religious in nature. The objects of the trust should be wholly or substantially charitable in nature. Therefor Ld. CIT-DR submitted that assessee’s application Shri Umiya Mataji Ishver Ramji Annakshetra Trust 8 for approval u/s.80G

SHREE PARJIYA BRAHMAN ABHYUDAY MANDAL,KUTCH vs. CIT(EXEMPTION), AHMEDABAD

In the result, no question of law arises

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini & Shri Dinesh Mohan Sinhaआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.327/Rjt/2023 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: (Na) (Hybrid Hearing) Shree Parjiya Brahman Vs. Cit(Exemption) Abhyuday Mandal Ahmedabad Adesarr Rapar, Kutch Rapar, Gujarat 370155 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Abeas2267F (Assessee) (Respondent) Assessee By : Shri Kalpesh Doshi, Ar Respondent By : Shri Sanjay Punglia, Cit.Dr Date Of Hearing : 08/10/2024 Date Of Pronouncement : 06/01/2025 आदेश / O R D E R

Trust with charitable objects, which existed for the benefit of a particular religious community qualified as charitable entity serving the public at large and this was sufficient for grant of registration under section 12A of the Act, and the provisions of section 13

SHRI RAJKOT VISHASHRIMALI JAIN SAMAJ ,RAJKOT vs. THE ITO, EXEMPTION WARD-1, RAJKOT, RAJKOT

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed

Bench: Shri Waseem Ahmed (Accountant Member), Shri Siddhartha Nautiyal (Judicial Member)

13(9) does not make reference to any other sub-section of section 11 and only makes reference to section 11(2) of the Act. Notably, section 11(2) of the Act refers to accumulation that a public charitable trust

SHREE BAUA BHAVIK MANDAL NANI TUMBDI,KUTCH vs. CIT(EXEMPTION), AHMEDABAD

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

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini & Shri Dinesh Mohan Sinhaआयकरअपीलसं./Ita No.367/Rjt/2023 Assessment Year: (Na) (Hybridhearing) Shree Baua Bhavik Mandal Vs. Cit(Exemption), Nani Tumbdi- Charitable Trust, Ahmedabad.

trust are both Religious & Charitable in nature whereas objects under clause 4(1) & 4(3) are charitable in nature appear to be restricted to benefit of a particular religious community or caste i.e. Bauva Nukh. Therefore there is specified violation as defined in the Explanation to section 12AB(4).For that our explanation are as under: Section 13

AHIR SAMAJ TRUST,PORBANDAR vs. CIT(EXEMPTION), AHMEDABAD, AHMEDABAD

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

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini & Shri Dinesh Mohan Sinhaआयकर अपील सं /.Ita No.49/Rjt/2025 िनधा"रणवष"/ Assessment Year: N.A. बनाम Ahir Samaj Trust Principal Commissioner Of Income- At Bhoddar, Dist. Tax (Exemption), Ahmedabad /Vs. Porbandar-360 570 "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aaita 1524 D (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent) िनधा"रती क" ओर से/Assessee By. : Shri Mehul Ranpura, Ld.Ar राज"व क" ओर से/Revenue By : Shri Abhimanyu Singh Yadav, Sr-Dr सुनवाई क" तारीख /Date Of Hearing : 09/07/2025 घोषणा क" तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 23/07/2025 आदेश / O R D E R Per, Dr. Arjun Lal Saini: Captioned Appeal Filed By The Assessee, Is Directed Against The Order Passed By The Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Exemption), Ahmedabad, [In Short “Ld.Cit(E)”] Wherein Ld. Cit(E) Denied The Approval Of The Assessee U/S. 80G(5)(Ii) Of The Act & Rejected The Assessee’S Application In Form 10Ab For Approval U/S. 80G(5)(Iii) Of The Act, Holding That Assessee Trust Has Violated The Main Condition Of Sub-Section 5 Of Section 80G Of The Act, As The Assessee- Trust Is Not A Purely Charitable Trust.

charitable purpose. The trust deed has been produced before the Ld. CIT(E) and we note that the objects reproduced by the ld. CIT(E) in his order are for the purpose of benefit of all sections of society and for general public benefit. The assessee had never carried any religious activity nor used trust fund towards, the religious purpose

JEEWANDEEP HEALTH EDUCATION CHERITABLE TRUST ,KODINAR vs. CIT(EXEMPTION), AHMEDABAD, AHMEDABAD

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini, Am. & Dinesh Mohan Sinha, Jm आयकर अपील सं./Ita No. 899/Rjt/2024 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: (2022-23) (Hybrid Hearing) Jeewandeep Health Educa"On Vs. Cit (E), Ahmedabad Charitable Trust C/O Sloak Chavada 2/12 Rajnagar, Chorwadi Road Kodinar, Junagadh-362720, Gujarat India "ायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aabtj2272Q (Appellant) (Respondent)

charitable trust. Also it has violated the provision of clause (ii) of sub-section (5) of section 80G of the act and hence the applicant is not entitled to get approval u/s. 80G (5) of the Income Tax Act therefore the present application filed in Form 10AB is liable to be rejected. Looking to the above facts, the present application

DASHA SHRIMALI KANDOI GNATI,RAJKOT vs. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (EXEMPTION), AHMEDABAD

The appeal of the assessee is allowed, for statistical purpose

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini & Shri Diesh Mohan Sinha

trust are charitable for a particular cast, i.e. Dasha Shrimali Kandoi Ganti. However, as per the Explanation 2 of Section 13

SHRI VISHA OSWAL MAHAJAN KHAROI, BHACHAU - KUTCHH - GUJARAT.,BHACHAU-KUTCH-GUJARAT vs. THE CIT (EXEMPTION), AHMEDABAD, AHMEDABAD

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini, Am. & Dinesh Mohan Sinha, Jm आयकरअपीलसं./Ita No.325/Rjt/2023 "नधा"रणवष" / Assessment Year: (2022-23) (Hybrid Hearing) Shri Visha Oswal Mahajan Kharoi, Vs. Cit(Exemption), Room No: 609, 6Th Floor, Aaykar Bhachau – Kutch 370140 Bhuvan, (Vejalpur), 100 Feet Road, Anandnagar Prahladnagar Road, Ahmedabad 380015 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aapts3740J (Appellant) (Respondent) Appellant By : Shri Darshak Thakkar, Ld. Ar Respondent By : Shri Sanjay Punglia, Ld. Sr. Dr Date Of Hearing : 02 / 06 /2025 Date Of Pronouncement : 09 / 07 /2025

section 13(1)(b) is not applicable to our Trust." However, vide his letter dated 07/07/2023, the applicant has pointed out following activities of the Trust being carried out "Main area of charitable

VIDHYASAGAR CHARITABLE TRUST,RAJKOT vs. THE ITO WARD-1, RAJKOT, RAJKOT

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

Bench: Smt. Annapurna Gupta & Shri Siddhartha Nautiyal

Charitable Trust vs. ITO(E) Asst.Year –2011-12 amounting to ₹ 22 lakhs. Accordingly, the AO disallowed the aforesaid rental payment on the ground that any payment towards rent made to the settlor of trust is not an allowable expenses as per section 13

SHREE AMRELI MODH VANIK COMMUNITY PROPERTY,AMRELI vs. THE CIT-(EXEMPTION), AHMEDABAD

In the result, the grounds raised by the assessee are found devoid of merits and the same is hereby rejected

Bench: Granting Registration. The Assessee Has Not Replied To The Above Notice, After Two Reminders, The Assessee Submitted The Details Stating That The Trust Is Maintaining & Providing Property Prominently Known As “Modh Mahajan Vadi” To The Modh Mahajan & Other Communities People On Various Occasions Of Marriage, Social Gathering, Social Events, Lecturers Etc., Along With Other Charitable Activities For General Benefits Of Community & Public At Large & Regularly Complying All The Provisions Of The Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950, Including Filing Audit Reports & Giving Charity Contribution To The Charity Commissioner Regularly.

trust cannot be termed as charitable within the meaning of section 2(15) of the Act and against the provisions of Section 13

SATVARA GNATI SAMAJ SEVA MANDAL - MORBI,MORBI vs. THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (EXEMPTIONS), RAJKOT

The appeal of the assessee is allowed for statistical purpose

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini & Shri Dinesh Mohan Sinhaआयकर अपील सं./Ita No. 43 & 44/Rjt/2024 (Assessment Year: Na) (Hybrid Hearing) Satvara Gnati Samaj Seva Mandal. Vs. Cit(Exemption), Ahmedabad. Shree Ashapura Nivas, Sundarvan Society, Shakat Sanala, Morbi. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Abbts5898L (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent)

charitable trust and has been settled by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of CIT Vs. Palghat Shadi Mahal Trust (120 Taxmann.com 889), wherein the Hon’ble Apex Court held that where the benefit is available to Muslims from all over the world, none of whom except in Kerala are backward classes, the provision of section 13

SATVARA GNATI SAMAJ SEVA MANDAL - MORBI,MORBI vs. THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (EXEMPTIONS), RAJKOT

The appeal of the assessee is allowed for statistical purpose

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini & Shri Dinesh Mohan Sinhaआयकर अपील सं./Ita No. 43 & 44/Rjt/2024 (Assessment Year: Na) (Hybrid Hearing) Satvara Gnati Samaj Seva Mandal. Vs. Cit(Exemption), Ahmedabad. Shree Ashapura Nivas, Sundarvan Society, Shakat Sanala, Morbi. "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Abbts5898L (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent)

charitable trust and has been settled by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of CIT Vs. Palghat Shadi Mahal Trust (120 Taxmann.com 889), wherein the Hon’ble Apex Court held that where the benefit is available to Muslims from all over the world, none of whom except in Kerala are backward classes, the provision of section 13

LADHABAPA CHARARITABLE AND WELF TRUST,RAJKOT vs. CIT(EXEMPTION) AHMEDABAD, AHMEDABAD

In the result the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed for Statistical purpose

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini, Am. & Dinesh Mohan Sinha, Jm आयकर अपील सं./Ita No. 928/Rjt/2024 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: (2024-25) (Hybrid Hearing) Ladhabapa Charitable & Welf Trust Vs. Cit (E), Ahmedabad Shraddha Estate 3Rd Floor, Tagore Marg Virani High School Chowk, Rajkot- 363641, Gujarat India "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aaatl2581K (Appellant) (Respondent)

13 of the Income-tax Act to reject the application is misplaced, as this section applies only during assessment proceedings and not at the registration stage. 5. The rejection was arbitrary and contrary to the objectives of Section 12AB, which emphasize assessing the genuineness of activities and charitable purpose rather than technical lapses or assumptions. 6. The appellant may please

SHRI KAKA VALLABHJI GRUHVALLABHIYA TRUST,PORBANDAR vs. CIT (EXEMPTION), AHMEDABAD, AHMEDABAD

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

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini & Shri Dinesh Mohan Sinhaआयकरअपीलसं./Ita No.123/Rjt/2025 ("नधा"रणवष" / Assessment Year: (2025-26) Shri Kaka Vallabhji Gruhvallabhya Trust Vs. Cit(Exemption), Room No.609, 6Th Floor, Aayakar Shree Chandragopalji Govedhaneshji Maharaj, Vekurdi Plot, Bhavan, Nr. Sachin Tower, 100Ft Porbandar - 360575 Road, Anandnagar-Prahladnagar Road, Ahmedabad-380015 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aahts6624H (Appellant) (Respondent) Appellant By : Shri Viral Vajani, Ld. Ar Respondent By : Shri Sanjay Punglia, Ld. Cit(Dr) : 24/07/2025 Date Of Hearing Date Of Pronouncement : 16/10/2025 आदेश / O R D E R Per Dinesh Mohan Sinha, Jm:

section 80G(5) of the Act is rejected and your provisional approval also stands cancelled. 6. That the assessee has challenge the validity of order dated 23.12.2024 of the Ld. CIT(E) by filing the appeal before us. 7. During the course of hearing, Ld. AR submitted that trust is a charitable trust. There is no object to carry

SHRI SHAMJIBHAI HARJIBHAI TALAVIA CHARITABLE TRUST,RAJKOT vs. THE PR. CIT(EXEMPTION), AHMEDABAD, AHMEDABAD

The appeal of the assessee is dismissed

Bench: Mrs. Annapurna Gupta & Shri Siddhartha Nautiyal(Through Web-Based Video Conferencing Platform) िनधा"रणवष"/Assessment Year: 2015-16 Shri Shamjibhai Harjibhai Talavia Vs. The Pr. Commissioner Of Charitable Trust, Income-Tax (Exemption), 50 Feet Road, 7-Parsana Society, Ahmedabad Rajkot-360002 Pan : Aacts 8845 F अपीलाथ" अपीलाथ"/ (Appellant) अपीलाथ" अपीलाथ" "" "" यथ" "" "" यथ" यथ"/ (Respondent) यथ" Assessee By : Shri Mehul Ranpura, Ar Revenue By : Shri Shramdeep Sinha, Cit-Dr सुनवाई क" तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 04.09.2023 घोषणा क" तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement: 04.12.2023 आदेश आदेश/O R D E R आदेश आदेश Per Annapurna Gupta: This Appeal Filed By The Assessee Is Directed Against The Order Passed By The Learned Commissioner Of Income-Tax (Exemptions), Ahmedabad [Herein-After Referred To As “Cit(Exemptions)”] Dated 23.03.2021, In Exercise Of His Revisionary Powers Under Section 263 Of The Income-Tax Act, 1961 [Hereinafter Referred To As “The Act”], For The Assessment Year 2015-16. 2. The Assessee Has Raised Following Grounds Challenging The Validity Of Revisionary Jurisdiction Exercised By The Ld. Cit (Exemptions) In The Present Case:- “1. The Grounds Of Appeal Mentioned Hereunder Are Without Prejudice To One Another. 2. The Order Passed By Pr. Commissioner Of Income-Tax (Exemption), Ahmedabad [Hereinafter Referred As To The “Pr. Cit”] Is Bad & Illegal & Requires To Be Quashed.

13. We are in complete agreement with the ld. CIT(Exemptions) that the approval granted to the assessee-trust in the year 2012 cannot apply to a new institution added to the trust subsequently. Therefore, the argument of the ld. Counsel for the assessee that the approval u/s. 10(23C)(vi) of the Act would apply to the new institute

SHREE SWAMINARAYAN MANDIR TRUST ,RAMPAR vs. THE ITO, EXEMPTION WARD - 1, RAJKOT

In the result, appeal filed by the assessee is allowed for statistical purpose, in above terms

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini & Shri Dinesh Mohan Sinhaआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.340/Rjt/2024 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: (2020-21)

charitable trust by filing ITR-7 and claimed the exemptions available therein, thus a clear and intentional act. (ii)Since the registration of the assessee has been rejected hence the assessee was taxable as an AOP and the assessee was bound to show the receipts as business receipts and tax the same accordingly. Further assessee was required to fulfill

AMRELI MODH VANIK COMMUNITY PROPERTY,AMRELI vs. THE PR. CIT(EXEMPTION), AHMEDABAD, AHMEDABAD

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

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini & Shri Dinesh Mohan Sinhaआयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.360/Rjt/2024 "नधा"रण वष"/ Assessment Year: 2024-25 Amreli Modh Vanik Principal Commissioner Of Community Property बनाम Income-Tax(Exemption), Nr. Rajkamal Chowk, Amreli- /Vs. Ahmedabad, 365 601 Room No.609, 6Th Floor, Ayakar Bhawan (Vejalpur), Nr. Sacin Tower 100 Ft Road, Anandnagar Prahladnagar Road, Ahmedabad-3800 015 "थायीलेखासं /.जीआइआरसं . / Pan/Gir No.: Aagta 8104 R (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""यथ"/Respondent) "नधा"रती क" ओर से/Assessee By : Shri Mehul Ranpura, Ld.Ar राज"व क" ओर से/Revenue By : Shri Sanjay Punglia Cit-Dr

13(1)(b) is applicable only to those charitable trusts and organisations which have been created on or after 01.04.1962, therefore the trust which were in existence on 01.04.1962 will not lose exemption by invoking provisions of section

SHRI LEUVA PATEL KELAVANI MANDAL,JETPUR vs. CIT (EXEMPTION), AHMEDABAD, AHMEDABAD

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

Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini & Shri Dinesh Mohan Sinhaआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.138/Rjt/2025 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: (2022-23) Shri Leuva Patel Kelavani Mandal Vs. Cit(Exemption), Room No.609, 6Th Floor, Aayakar 01, Shri Leuva Patel Kelavni, Jetpur (Guj) -360370, Bhavan, Nr. Sachin Tower, 100Ft Road, Anandnagar-Prahladnagar Road, Ahmedabad-380015 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No.: Aants5027Q (Appellant) (Respondent) Appellant By : Shri Sumit Shingala, Ld. Ar Respondent By : Shri Sanjay Punglia, Ld. Cit(Dr) : 08/10/2025 Date Of Hearing Date Of Pronouncement : 04/11/2025 आदेश / O R D E R Per, Dinesh Mohan Sinha, Jm:

Charitable or religious trust-Registration of (Denial of registration) - Assessee trust filed an application for grant of registration under section 12AB - Commissioner (Exemption) rejected same on ground that objects of trust were restricted to benefit of a particular religious community or caste, i.e., 'Leuva Patel' community - Tribunal held that provisions of section 13