Dismissing the appeal of the revenue the Court held that clause (c) of sub section (2) of section 13 can be invoked , if any amount is paid by way of salary , allowance or other wise to any person referred in sub -section (3) out of resources of the trust for services rendered to the trust and the amount so paid is in excess of what may be reasonably paid for such services . The essential requirement for invoking the said provision is that the amount paid was in excess of what may be reasonably paid for the services .On fact the Tribunal has held that payments made to other agencies for similar work , comparable rates of payment made to related person . Accordingly no substantial question of law .( AY. 2008 -09, 2009 -10)
CIT v. Sri Balaji Society ( 2019) 101 Taxman.com 52/ 260 Taxman 246 ( Bom) (HC)
S. 13 : Denial of exemption-Trust or institution-Investment restrictions – Exemption cannot be denied unless the revenue proves that amount paid to persons referred in sub -section (3) of section 13 is in excess of what may be reasonably paid for services rendered . [ S.11, 12AA]