Assessee is an apex co-ordinating body of all nationalized State Road Transport Corporation working under aegis of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India. Its main object was to improve public transport system in country. It also earned revenue from laboratory testing of automobiles and consultancy services. Dismissing the appeal of the revenue the Court held that merely because the had receipts under head revenue from testing laboratory and consultancy receipts which were of commercial nature, it could not be said that activities of assessee did not fall under categories of education, medical relief, relief to poor, preservation of environment and, hence, assessee-association was charitable in nature.
CIT(E) v. Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (2021) 283 Taxman 555 (Delhi) (HC)
S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes-Charitable purpose-Objects of general public utility-Improve public transport system-Revenue from testing automobile parts and consultancy charges-Entitle to exemption. [S. 2(15)]