M/S MR PRATAP PUBLIC CHARIABLE TRUST, CHENNAI V. ITO, EXEMPTIONS WARD-4, CHENNAI

ITA 432/CHNY/2023

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The case involves M/s. M R Pratap Public Charitable Trust, which appealed against the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre, Delhi. The appeal arose from an intimation under section 143(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, by the CPC, Bengaluru, disallowing expenses amounting to Rs.8,80,285 for the assessment year 2019-20 due to non-filing of Form No.10B. The assessee argued that the defect in filing was rectifiable under section 139(9) and referenced a similar issue in the earlier assessment year 2018-19, which was remanded by the ITAT. The Tribunal decided to keep the legal and merit issues open for re-adjudication by the Assessing Officer pending the decision of the CBDT on the condonation petition.

• Counselvise Citation: [2023] 140 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 135088 (ITAT-CHENNAI)
• Duration Of Justice: 2 month(s) 11 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 15-06-2023
• Appeal Filed By: Assessee
• Order Result: Allowed
• Bench Allotted: C
• Next Hearing Date: 13-06-2023
• Assessment Year: 2019-2020
• Appeal Filed On: 04-04-2023
• Other Referred Cases: ITA No-83/2023
• Laws Referred To: Income Tax Act, 1961
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Keywords: Charitable institution; Condonation of delay

Judgement Text

आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण, ‘सी’ (एस एम सी) ᭠यायपीठ,चे᳖ई IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL ‘C’ (SMC) BENCH, CHENNAI ᮰ी महावीर ᳲसह, उपा᭟यᭃ के समᭃ BEFORE SHRI MAHAVIR SINGH, VICE PRESIDENT आयकर अपील सं./ITA No.: 432/CHNY/2023 िनधाᭅरण वषᭅ/Assessment Year: 2019-20 M/s. M R Pratap Public Charitable Trust No.3, Villa Enchantress, Ranjit Road, Kotturpuram, Chennai-600 085. PAN: AABTM 1789R Vs. The Income Tax Officer, Exemption Ward-4, Chennai. (अपीलाथᱮ/Appellant) (ᮧ᭜यथᱮ/Respondent) अपीलाथᱮ कᳱ ओर से/Appellant by : Shri Saroj Kumar Parida, Advocate ᮧ᭜यथᱮ कᳱ ओर से/Respondent by : Shri G. Johnson, Addl.CIT सुनवाई कᳱ तारीख/Date of Hearing : 14.06.2023 घोषणा कᳱ तारीख/Date of Pronouncement : 16.06.2023 आदेश /O R D E R This appeal filed by the assessee is arising out of order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre (NFAC), Delhi vide order No. ITBA/NFAC/S/250/2022-23/ 1051152933 (1) dated 23.03.2023. The impugned intimation u/s.143(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter ‘the Act’) was passed by order dated 11.05.2020 for the relevant assessment year - 2 - ITA No.432/Chny/2023 2019-20 by the CPC., Bengaluru, by disallowing expenses amounting to Rs.8,80,285/-. 2. For this issue, the assessee has raised various grounds, including that the assessee has not filed Form No.10B along with return of income. The assessee has raised various issues vide ground no.2, which reads as under:- “2. The Commissioner of Income tax (Appeals) erred in confirming the disallowance of charitable expenses amounting to Rs.8,80,285/ -and adding to the total income of the appellant for not filling the Form-10B along with the return of Income. 2.1 The Appellant had not been given an opportunity to rectify any defects in filing of the return as per Section 139(9) read with Explanation thereto. As this is a rectifiable defect u/s. 139(9), the return and report should not have been rejected by the Commissioner of Income tax (Appeals). 2.2 The Commissioner of Incometax (Appeals) ought to have appreciated that identical issue for the earlier assessment year 2018-19, the Honb'le ITAT in ITA No-83/2023 by order dated- 27.02.2023 has remanded the matter back to the file of assessing officer with direction to re-adjudicate the issue for condoning delay in filing Form No.10B after decision of the CBDT.” 3. Now, at the time of hearing, learned counsel for the assessee stated that he is ready to go back to the Assessing Officer, in case, other issues on merits are kept open for adjudication by the Assessing Officer, as the assessee has moved a petition before the CBDT for condonation of delay in filing Form No.10B. When this fact was pointed out to the learned Senior DR, he raised no objection. - 3 - ITA No.432/Chny/2023 4. After hearing both the sides, I am keeping the issues legal as well as issue on merits as open and the Assessing Officer will re- adjudicate the same after decision of the CBDT, whether condoning delay in filing Form No.10B or not. The Department will also take steps to get decision of CBDT at the earliest on the assessee’s condonation petition in Form No.10B. The assessee will also pursue the matter with CBDT. In terms of above, order of the CIT(A) and that processing by CPC u/s.143(1) are set aside and matter is remanded back to the file of the Assessing Officer. 5. In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes. Order pronounced in the open court on 16 th June, 2023 at Chennai. Sd/- (महावीर ᳲसह ) (MAHAVIR SINGH) उपा᭟यᭃ /VICE PRESIDENT चे᳖ई/Chennai, ᳰदनांक/Dated, the 16 th June, 2023 RSR आदेश कᳱ ᮧितिलिप अᮕेिषत/Copy to: 1. अपीलाथᱮ/Appellant 2. ᮧ᭜यथᱮ/Respondent 3. आयकर आयुᲦ /CIT 4. िवभागीय ᮧितिनिध/DR 5. गाडᭅ फाईल/GF.