Partly allowing the appeal of the Revenue the Court held that the law with regard to the interpretation of section 2(15) had undergone a change, due to the decision in Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority [2022] 449 ITR 1 (SC). As a result, the matter remitted for fresh consideration of the nature of receipts in the hands of the assessee, and the question of whether the amounts received by the assessee qualified for exemption, under section 2(15) or section 11 had to be gone into afresh. The Assessing Officer shall examine the documents and relevant papers and render fresh findings on the issue of whether the assessee was a charitable trust, entitled to exemption of its income. (AY.2010-11, 2011-12)
PCIT(E) v. Servants of People Society (2023) 452 ITR 1 / 330 CTR 617 / 222 DTR 185 (SC) Editorial : PCIT (E) v. Servants of People Society (2022) 447 ITR 99 (Delhi)(HC) partly reversed.
S. 11 : Property held for charitable purposes-Charitable Purpose-School-Income from newspapers, which included advertisement revenue and surplus-Matter remanded for fresh consideration of nature of receipts and whether they qualified for exemption. [S. 2(15)]