Section 12AB(1)(b) of the Income Tax Act

Income-tax Act, 2025: ss.332–355

Section 12AB(1)(b) falls under section 12AB of the Income-tax Act, 1961, which corresponds to sections 332 to 355 of the Income-tax Act, 2025, the provisions on registered non-profit organisations.

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The decision most relied on for Section 12AB(1)(b) is Yug Chetna Parmarth Trust v. CIT (44 Taxmann.com 446), cited in 14 of the 167 judgments on BharatTax that turn on this section.

Leading authorities on Section 12AB(1)(b)

Judgments on Section 12AB(1)(b)

Electric Lamp and Component Manufacturers Association of India, New Delhi vs. CIT Exemption, Delhi

In the result, the appeal of the appellant society is allowed

ITA 4309/DEL/2025[-]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi21 Jan 2026

Bench: Shri Satbeer Singh Godara & Shri Manish Agarwalelectric Lamp & Component Cit (Exemption) Manufacturers Association Of Delhi. India, Vs. (Civic Centre Minto Road, C/O Kapil Goel, Adv. Delhi-110002). G-8/5 Sector-11, Opposite Sfs Apartment, Rohini, Delhi-110085. Pan-Aaate0234A (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessee By Dr. Kapil Goel, Adv. Department By Shri Jitender Singh, Cit-Dr Date Of Hearing 24/11/2025 Date Of Pronouncement 21/01/2026 O R D E R Per Manish Agarwal, Am: The Present Appeal Is Filed By The Assessee Against The Order Of Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Exemptions) Dated 30.06.2025 Passed U/S 12Ab(1)(B) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘The Act’ In Short) Rejecting The Registration Applied By The Assessee U/S 12A Of The Act For The Period From Assessment Years 2021-22 To 2025-26. 2. Brief Facts Of The Case Are That The Appellant Society Was Incorporated On 29.06.1970 & Registered U/S 12A Of The Act In Terms Of Registration Certificate Issued On 30.09.1986. Thereafter, Assessment For Assessment Years 2013-14 & Electric Lamp & Component Manufacturers Association Of India Vs. Ito 2015-16 Were Completed On 29.03.2016 & 11.12.2017 Respectively, Wherein Assessee Was Allowed Exemption U/S 12A Of The Act. The Assessee Was Granted Registration U/S 12Ab Of The Act For Assessment Year 2021-12 To 2023-24 Vide Order Dated 27.05.2021, Thereafter, Assessee Applied For Permanent Approval U/S 12A Which Was Rejected By Ld. Cit(E) Vide Order Dated 30.06.2025 & Further Cancel The Provisional Registration Granted From Assessment Year Onwards.

Section 12ASection 143(3)Section 2(15)

Xlri Alumuni Association, Jamshedpur vs. Income Tax Officer Exemption Ward, Jamshedpur

ITA 308/RAN/2024[NOT APPLICABLE]Status: DisposedITAT Ranchi27 Oct 2025

Bench: Shri Sonjoy Sarma & Shri Ratnesh Nandan Sahayi.T.A. No.308/Ran/2024 Xlri Alumuni Association ….……………............................……….……Appellant Xlri Campus, C H Area East, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand – 831001. [Pan: Aaaax0042N] Vs. Ito (Exemption), Jamshedpur...…..….…..….........……........……...…..…..Respondent Appearances By: Shri Devesh Poddar, Ar & R. R. Mittal, Ar, Appeared On Behalf Of The Appellant. Shri Kumar Pranab, Cit-Dr, Appeared On Behalf Of The Respondent. Date Of Concluding The Hearing : September 04, 2025 Date Of Pronouncing The Order : October 27, 2025 Order Per Sonjoy Sarma: This Appeal By The Assessee Is Directed Against The Order Of The Cit(Exemption), Patna [“Cit(Exemption)”] Dated 25.05.2024 Rejecting The Application In Form 10Ab For Registration U/S 12A Of The Income-Tax Act, 1961 (The “Act”). 2. Brief Facts Of The Case Are That The Assessee Filed An Application In Form No. 10Ab Seeking Regular Registration Under Clause (Iii) Of Sub- Section (1)(Ac) Of Section 12A, Read With Section 12Ab(1)(B) Of The Act. The Said Application Was Filed For Continuation Of Registration Previously Granted Under Section 12A(1)(Ac)(Vi), Vide Form 10Ac Dated 23.09.2021, For The Assessment Years 2022–23 To 2024–25. 3. During The Course Of Proceedings Under Section 12Ab, The Learned Cit (Exemption) Examined The Objects & Genuineness Of The Activities Of The Applicant Institution & To Verify Compliance With Statutory Requirements, Called Upon The Assessee To Furnish The Following Details: Note On Activities Undertaken During Financial Years 2020–21, 2021–22

Section 12ASection 12A(1)(ac)
Section 12AB(1)(b) Income Tax Act (2025: ss.332–355) — Case Laws | BharatTax