Assessee-trust filed an application for registration under section 12AB.CIT(E) held that the objects of the assessee-trust were confined to the benefit of members/families of Sanand Jamaliya Patidar Samaj/Community and not for the benefit of the public at large. He held that this amounted to a specified violation under clause (d) of the Explanation of section 12AB(4). Accordingly, the application for registration was rejected. On appeal, the Tribunal held that since the objects of the assessee-trust were confined to the benefit of a particular community, it would not be entitled to registration under section 12AB. Order of CIT E) was affirmed.
Shree Sanand Jamaliya Patidar Panch. v. CIT (E) (2025) 214 ITD 262 (Ahd) (Trib.)
S. 12AB: Procedure for fresh registration-Specified violation-Religious trust-Objects were confined to the benefit of members of a particular community-Not for the benefit of the public at large-Not entitled to registration.[S.12AB(4)]
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