Dismissing the appeals and allowing the petition, the court held that , Merely because surplus profit earned in educational activities did not automatically presuppose a business activity that invalidated the exemption as long as surplus was utilised for charitable purposes .The assessee which maintained its eleven schools and the 120 satellite schools in furtherance of the education joint venture agreements with an educational purpose, that also was qualified as “charitable purpose” within the meaning of S.2(15) and was not in contravention of S. 11(4A) . (AY.1998-99, 2008-09 )
DIT v. Delhi Public School Society. (2018) 403 ITR 49 / 165 DTR 257/ 255 Taxman 78/ 305 CTR 500 (Delhi) (HC).Editorial: SLP of revenue is dismissed , DIT ( E ) v. Delhi Public Schools Society (2018) 259 Taxman 404/( 2019) 260 Taxman 88 ( SC)
S. 10 (23C): Educational institution- Merely because surplus profit earned in educational activities did not automatically presuppose a business activity that invalidated the exemption as long as surplus was utilised for charitable purposes . [ S.2(15), 10(23C)(via),11(4A) ]