The income Tax, Officer, Exemptions Ward, Guntur V. Hosanna Ministries, Guntur

ITA 558/VIZ/2018

• Counselvise Citation: [2020] 111 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 3224 (ITAT-VISAKHAPATNAM)
• Duration Of Justice: 1 year(s) 4 month(s) 12 day(s)
• Appeal Type: Income Tax Appeal
• Pronouncement Date: 11-03-2020
• Appeal Filed By: Department
• Order Result: Dismissed
• Bench Allotted: DB
• Assessment Year: 2014-2015
• Appeal Filed On: 29-10-2018
• Result in Favour of: Assessee
• Court: TRIBUNAL
• Department Lawyers: S R S NARAYAN
• Keywords: Gift; Charitable institution; Capital receipt
• Section: 12A; 12AA; 201; 12

Judgement Text

IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL VISAKHAPATNAM BENCH, VISAKHAPATNAM BEFORE SHRI V. DURGA RAO , HONBLE JUDICIAL MEMBER & SHRI D.S. SUNDER SINGH , HONBLE ACCOUNTANT MEMBER I . T . A . NO. 558/VIZ/2018 (ASST. YEAR : 20 1 4 - 1 5 ) AND I.T.A. NO. 286 /VIZ/2019 (ASST. YEAR : 201 6 - 1 7 ) ITO (EXEMPTIONS), GUNTUR. VS. M/S. HOSANNA MINISTRIES, HOSANNA MANDIR, 1 ST LANE, SARADA COLONY. PAN NO. AAATH 5969 F (APP ELLANT ) (RESPONDENT) ASSESSEE BY : SHRI I. KAMA SASTRY , CA DEPARTMENT BY : SHRI S.R.S. NARAYAN , CIT DR DATE OF HEARING : 27 / 0 2 /2020 . DATE OF PRONOUNCEMENT : 11 / 0 3 /20 20 . O R D E R PER V. DURGA RAO , JUDICIAL MEMBER THESE APPEAL S BY THE REVENUE ARE DIRECTED AGAINST THE SEPARATE ORDER S OF COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS) - 2 , GUNTUR , DATED 17 /0 8 /201 8 & 26/02/2019 FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 20 1 4 - 15 & 2016 - 17 RESPECTIVELY . SINCE FACTS AND ISSUES ARE 2 ITA NO S . 558 /VIZ/2018 ITA NO.286/VIZ/2019 ( M/S. HOSANNA MINISTRIES ) COMMON, CLUBBED AND HEARD TOGETHER AND DISPOSED OF BY WAY OF THIS CONSOLIDATED ORDER. ITA NO.558/VIZ/2018 2. FACTS OF THE CASE IN BRIEF ARE THAT ASSESSEE IS A REGISTERED SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, FILED ITS RETURN OF INCOME BY DECLARI NG INCOME OF RS. 25,960/ - . THE ASSESSEE - SOCIETY HAS RECEIVED CORPUS DONATIONS OF RS.3,33,11,930 / - AND SHOW N IN THE BALANCE SHEET UNDER THE HEAD CORPUS FUND . DURING THE COURSE OF ASSESSMENT PROCEEDINGS , THE ASSESSING OFFICER HAS OBSERVED THAT THE ASSESSEE HAS RECEIVED DONATIONS/VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EXTENT OF RS. 3,33,11,930/ - . DURING THE A.Y. 2014 - 15 , THE ASSESSEE HAS NOT FILED THE 12A REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE AND THEREFORE THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION (11)(1)(D) DONATIONS RECEIVED ARE EXEMP T FROM TAX ONLY IF THE ASSESSEE - SOCIETY IS REGISTERED U/SEC. 12A OF THE ACT. HE CALLED THE ASSESSEE BY LETTER DATED 25/11/2016 TO EXPLAIN AS TO WHY THIS AMOUNT CANNOT BE TAXED AS PER SECTION 2(24)(IIA) OF THE ACT. THE ASSESSEE HAS SUBMITTED BEFORE TH E ASSESSING OFFICER THAT THE DONATIONS/VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS NOT CHARGEABLE TO TAX AND HE RELIED ON THE DECISION OF THE ITAT, AGRA BENCH IN THE CASE OF ITO VS. GAUDIYA GRANTH ANUVED TRUST [ITA NO. 386/AGRA/ 2012 (A.Y. 3 ITA NO S . 558 /VIZ/2018 ITA NO.286/VIZ/2019 ( M/S. HOSANNA MINISTRIES ) 2007 - 09)] AND SUBMITTED THAT CORPUS DONATIONS BEING IN THE NATURE OF CAPITAL RECEIPT ARE NOT CHARGEABLE TO INCOME - TAX EVEN WHERE TRUST IS NOT REGISTERED U/SEC. 12AA. HE ALSO RELIED ON THE DECISION OF ITAT, BANGALORE BENCH IN THE CASE OF ITO VS. M/S.VOKKALIGRA SANGHA, BELUR , DATED 14/08/201 5 WHEREIN IT WAS HELD THAT VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE CANNOT BE REGARDED AS INCOME U/SEC. 2(24)(IIA) OF THE ACT SINCE THEY ARE CAPITAL RECEIPTS AND TIED UP GRANTS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSE. THE ASSESSING OFFICER CONSIDER ED THE SUBM ISSIONS , BUT NOT ACCEPTED THE SAME AND OBSERVED THAT CASE - LAWS RELIED ON BY THE ASSESSEE ARE DIFFERENT. ACCORDINGLY, THE AMOUNT RECEIVED BY THE ASSESSEE IS ADDED TO TH E TOTAL INCOME OF THE ASSESSEE. 3 . ON APPEAL, LD. CIT(A) BY FOLLOWING THE DECISION OF THE HON'BLE BOMAY HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF R.B. SHRIRAM RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE TRUST VS. CIT [(1988) 172 ITR 373 ]; ITAT, CHENNAI BENCH IN THE CASE OF INDIAN SOCIETY OF ANAESTHESIOLOGISTS VS. ITO [(2014) 47 TAXMANN.COM 183 (CHENNAI TRIB.) ] ; ITAT, B A NGALORE BENCH IN THE CASE OF ITO VS. VOKKALIGARA SANGHA [(2015) 44 CCH 509 (BANG. TRIB.) ] HAS HELD THAT ASSESSEE HAS RECEIVED CORPUS DONATIONS ARE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF SECTION 2(24)(IIA) , THE SAME 4 ITA NO S . 558 /VIZ/2018 ITA NO.286/VIZ/2019 ( M/S. HOSANNA MINISTRIES ) CANNOT BE BROUGHT TO TAX EVEN THE TRUST IS NOT REGISTERED U/SEC. 12AA OF THE ACT AND ALLOWED THE APPEAL OF THE ASSESSEE. 4 . BEING AGGRIEVED, THE REVENUE IS IN APPEAL BEFORE THIS TRIBUNAL. 5. LD.DR RELIED ON THE ORDER OF THE ASSESSING OFFICER, WHEREAS LD.AR STRONGLY SUPPORTED THE ORDER OF THE LD. CIT(A). 6 . WE HAVE HEARD BOTH THE SIDES, PERUSED THE MATERIAL AVAILABLE ON RECORD AND ORDERS OF THE AUTHORITIES BELOW. 7 . THE ASSESSEE IS A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT. T HE YEAR UNDER CONSIDERATION THE ASSESSEE HAS RECEIVED DONATIONS TO THE EXTENT OF RS. 3,33,11,930/ - . DURING THE SCRUTINY ASSESSMENT PROCEEDINGS , THE ASSESSING OFFICER HAS NOTICED THAT ASSESSEE HAS RECEIVED CONTRIBUTIONS BUT NOT SUBMITTED 12A CERTIFICATE THEREFORE THE AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY THE ASSESSEE AS INCOME AS PER SECTION 2 (24)(IIA) OF THE ACT AND NOT EXEMPT U/SEC. 11(1)(D) OF THE ACT. THE ASSESSEE WAS ASKED TO EXPLAIN WHY THIS AMOUNT CANNOT BE ADDED TO THE INCOME OF THE ASSESSEE. THE ASSESSEE BEFORE TH E ASSESSING OFFICER HAS SUBMITTED THAT THESE ARE THE CORPUS DONATIONS R ECEIVED FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSE AND DONATIONS ARE VOLUNTARILY GIVEN TO THE ASSESSEE, THEREFORE THIS IS NOT AN INCOME U/SEC. 2(24)(IIA) OF THE ACT . BY RELYING ON THE 5 ITA NO S . 558 /VIZ/2018 ITA NO.286/VIZ/2019 ( M/S. HOSANNA MINISTRIES ) DECISIONS IN THE CASE OF R.B. SHRIRAM RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE TRUST (SUPRA), INDIAN SOCIETY OF ANAESTHESIOLOGISTS (SUPRA) AND VOKKALIGARA SANGHA (SUPRA) , T HE ASSESSING OFFICER NOT ACCEPTED THE EXPLANATION AND ADDED TO THE TOTAL INCOME OF THE ASSESSEE ON THE GROUND THAT THE JUDGMENTS HAVE NO APPLICATION. WE FIND FROM THE ASSESSMENT ORDER THAT WHE N THE ASSESSEE HAS SUBMITTED THAT THE DONATIONS RECEIVED ARE VOLUNTAR ILY FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE , THEN THE ASSESSING OFFICER OUGHT TO HAVE CALLED THE ASSESSEE FOR SUBMISSION OF DETAILS OF DONATIONS RECEIVED , BUT THE ASSESSING OFFICER WITHOUT EXAMINING THE N ATURE OF THE DONATIONS , SIMPLY REJECTED THE EXPLANATION OF THE ASSESSEE AND ADDED TO THE TOTAL INCOME OF THE ASSESSEE , IN OUR OPINION , THE ASSESSING OFFICER IS NOT CORRECT IN ADDING THE INCOME . T HAT APART ONCE TH E ASSESSEE HAS SUBMITTED THAT THE DONATIONS RECEIVED VOLUNTARILY FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSE, IT IS THE DUTY O F THE ASSESSING OFFICER TO EXAMINE WHO IS THE PERSON DONATED AND WHAT PURPOSE HE HAS DONATED ALL THE DETAILS HAS TO BE EXAMINED AND THEREAFTER HAS TO DECIDE THE DONATIONS ARE IN THE NATUR E OF CORPUS DONATIONS OR INCOME OF THE ASSESSEE , W ITHOUT DOING SIMPLY REJECT ED THE EXPLANATION . H OWEVER, ON APPEAL LD. CIT(A) BY CONSIDERING THE EXPLANATION OF THE ASSESSEE AND BY FOLLOWING THE DECISION OF THE HON'BLE BOMBAY 6 ITA NO S . 558 /VIZ/2018 ITA NO.286/VIZ/2019 ( M/S. HOSANNA MINISTRIES ) HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF R.B. S HRIRAM RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE TRUST (SUPRA) AND ALSO THE DECISION OF THE ITAT, CHENNAI BENCH IN THE CASE OF INDIAN SOCIETY OF ANAESTHESIOLOGISTS (SUPRA) AND ALSO THE DECISION OF THE ITAT, BANGALORE BENCH IN THE CASE OF VOKKALIGARA SANGHA (SUPRA) GAVE A FINDING THAT THE VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY THE ASSESSEE FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE CANNOT BE REGARDED AS INCOME U/SEC. 2(24)(IIA) OF THE ACT. FOR THE SAKE OF CONVENIENCE, THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE ORDER IS EXTRACTED AS UNDER: - 6. I HAVE CON SIDERED THE SUBMISSION OF THE APPELLANT AND GIVER A C AREFUL THOUGHT. CORPUS DONATION COMPRISES TWO WORDS VIZ, CORPUS AND DONATION. CORPUS IS A LATIN EXPRESSION, WHICH MEANS A BODY OR STRUCTURE. IT ALSO MEANS A DIRECTION TO CONSTITUTE A BODY OR SUBSTANCE. I N COMMON PA RL ANCE THIS TERM IS UNDERSTOOD AS CAPITAL SUM. THIS ALSO INCLUDES ENDOWMENT. THE EXPRESSION ENDOWMENT MEANS BEQUEST, GIFT. IT IS AN ACT OF ENDOWING WHICH IS A CAPITAL SUM PROVIDED AND PROVIDES FOR A PERMANENT INCOME. ENDOWMENT ALSO MEANS PROPERTY OR MONEY BESTOWED AS PERMANENT FUND. IN TERMS OF CHARITY, THE CORPUS SYMBOLIZES FUNDS TO RETAIN ITS CHARACTER AS A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT. IT ALSO DENOTES THE FUNDS EARMARKED FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE . TH E INTENTION OF THE CORPUS IS THAT, THE FUNDS SHOULD NOT BE DEPLETED AND IT RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL CHARACTER OF THE FUND I.E., PRINCIPAL. FURTHER, THE EXPRESSION CORPUS IS OFTEN USED FROM THE POINT OF THE DONOR SYMBOLIZING HIS DIRECTIONS TO USE THE MONEY IN A MANNER AS PER HIS WISHES. THIS IN OTHER WORDS MEAN S THAT DONOR GIVES DIRECTION TO THE DONEE FOR WHAT PURPOSE AND HOW IT IS TO BE USED. 6.2. THE DIRECT TAX LAWS ( AMENDMENT) ACT 1989 W.E.F. 1.4. 89 HAD REVAMPED CORPUS DONATION. THE AMENDMENT CARRIED OUT IS THAT , TH E WORD VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION HAS BEEN BROUGHT UNDER SECTION 2(24)(II) OF I.T. ACT. THE EFFECT OF AMENDMENT IS THAT EVERY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION PA RTA KES THE 7 ITA NO S . 558 /VIZ/2018 ITA NO.286/VIZ/2019 ( M/S. HOSANNA MINISTRIES ) CHARACTER OF INCOME. CORPUS DONATION IS A VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION, TH EREFORE, CONSTITUTES INCOME UNDER SECTION 2(24)(IIA) OF I.T. ANOTHE R AMENDMENT WAS MADE IN SECTION 11(1)(D) BY THE SAME ACT. THE EFFECT OF THE AMENDMENT IS THAT DEDUCTION WILL BE ALLOWED UNDER SECTION 11(1)(D) IN RESPECT OF VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION WITH SPECIFIC DIRECTION TH AT THEY SHALL FORM PART OF THE C ORPUS OF THE TRUST OR INSTITUTIONS. PRIOR TO THIS AMENDMENT, VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION WITH A SPECIFIC DIRECTION, WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS CORPUS DONATION WAS NEVER CONSIDERED AS AN INCOME AND WAS TOTALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE PURVIEW OF INCOME. 6.3. NOW, THE QUESTION ARISES WHE THER SUCH CORPUS DONATION IS TAX AB L E AS INCOME OR NOT, EVEN IN THE CASES IN WHICH THE TRUST IS NOT REGISTERED U/S.12AA OF THE I.T. ACT BECAUSE FOR THOSE TRUSTS WHICH ARE REGISTERED U/S.12AA, EXEMPTION TO CORPUS DONATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED AS PER PROVISIONS OF S ECTION 11(1)(D) FOR SUCH TRUST TO WHICH REGISTRATION U/S 12AA HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED, IT'S TAX LIABILITY IS REQUIRED TO BE DECIDED WITH REFERENCE TO THE SCHEME OF THE I.T. ACT AS HELD IN THE CASE OF M/S. PENTAFOUR S O FTWARE EMPLOYEES WELFARE FOUNDATION AND F URTHER IN THE CASE OF SMT BASANTIDEVI AND SHRI CHAKAN LALA GARG EDUCATION TRUST, BY DELHI HIGH COURT IN ITA NO.5082/2010. IN BOTH THE CASES, IT HAS BEEN HELD THAT CORPUS DONATION BEING IN THE NATURE OF CAPITAL RECEIPT ARE NOT CHARGEABLE TO INCOME TAX. SO F AR AS SECTION 2(24)(II) IS CONCERNED, THIS SECTION HAS TO BE READ IN THE CONTEXT OF THE INTRODUCTION OF THE PRESENT SECTION 12. IT IS SIGNIFICA N T THAT SECTION 2(24)(IIA ) W AS INSERTED W.E.F. 01 - 04 - 1973 SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE PRESENT SECTION 12. SECTION 12 MAKES IT CLEAR BY THE WORDS APPEARING IN PARENTHESIS THAT CONTRIBUTIONS MADE WITH A SPECIFIC DIRECTION THAT THEY SHOULD FORM A PART OF THE CORPUS OF THE TRUST OR INSTITUTION SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED AS INCOME OF THE TRUST . IN THE CASE OF RB. SHRIRAM RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE TRUST V. CIT[19881 172 ITR 373/39 TAXMAN 28 (BORN.) HON'BLE BO MBAY HIGH COURT HELD THAT EVEN I GNORING THE AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 12, WHICH MEANS THAT EVEN BEFORE THE WORDS APPEARING TO PARENTHESIS IN THE PRESENT SECTION 12, IT CANNOT BE HELD THAT VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS SPECIFICALLY RECEIVED TOWARDS THE CORPUS OF THE TRUST MAY BE BROUGHT TO TAX. THE AFORESAID DECISION WAS FOLLOWED BY THE HON'B L E BOMBAY HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF TRUSTEES OF KASTURBAI SCINDIA COMMISSION TRU ST 189 ITR 5. IN THE PRESENT CASE, THE A.O. ON EVIDENCE HAS ACCEPTED THE FACT THAT THE IMPUGNED DONATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED TOWARDS THE CORPUS OF THE ENDOWMENT. 6.4. THE ITAT, CHENNAL IN INDIAN SOCIETY OF ANAESTHESIOLOGISTS V. 8 ITA NO S . 558 /VIZ/2018 ITA NO.286/VIZ/2019 ( M/S. HOSANNA MINISTRIES ) ITO IN DECISION REPORTED IN (2 014) 47 TAXMANN.COM 183 (CHENNAI - TRIB.) HELD THAT SPECIFIC FUNDS CREATED FOR FULFILLING SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES FOR WHICH THESE SEPARATE FUNDS ARE CONSTITUTED REMAIN AS CAPITAL FUNDS AS THE FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR FULFILLING SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES FOR WHICH THESE FUNDS ARE CONSTITUTED AND HENCE TO BE TREATED AS CORPUS FUNDS AND TO BE EXCLUDED FROM COMPUTATION OF INCOME. 6.5. THE ITAT, BANGALORE IN ITO V. VOKKALIGARA SANG H A IN A DECISION REPORTED IN (2015) 44 CCH 0509 (BANG. TRIB. ) WHEREBY THE TRIBUNAL HELD THAT VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSES CANNOT BE REGARDED AS INCOME U/S 2(24)(IIA) OF THE ACT SINCE THEY WERE CAPITAL RECEIPTS BEING CORPUS FUND AND TIED UP GRANTS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES. 6.6. IN THE INSTAN T CASE, THE A.O., IN HIS ASSESSMENT ORDER, HAS NOT DOUBTED/DISPUTED THE NATURE OF FUNDS RECEIVED - /PURPOSE OF FUNDS UTILIZED BY THE APPELLANT SOCIETY AS TO WHETHER THEY ARE OF CORPUS AND CAPITAL RECEIPTS OR NOT OR AS TO WHETHER THEY HAVE BEEN UTILIZED FOR T HE SPECIFIED PURPOSES. IN FACT, HE HAD ONLY TREATED SUCH DONATIONS/VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY THE APPELLANT SOCIETY AS LIABLE TO TAX DURING TH E PERI OD PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF THE APPELLANT SOCIETY U/S.12AA OF THE INCOME - TAX ACT, 1961. THE APP ELLANT GOT REGISTERED IT S SOCIETY U/S.12AA OF THE INCOME - TAX ACT, 1961 BEFORE THE CONCERNED AUTHORITY OF THE INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT AND THE ORDER GRANTING REGISTRATION U/S.12AA OF THE I.T. ACT, 1961 WAS PASSED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (EXEMPTIONS), HYDERABAD ON 25/09/2017 AND COPY OF THE SAME IS FILED BY THE APPELLANT DURING THE COURSE OF APPELLATE PROCEEDINGS. 6.7 RELIANCE IS PLACED ON THE DECISION OF HON'BLE ITAT PUNE BENCH 'B' IN THE CASE OF ITO (EXEMPTIONS), WARD - 2, PUNE VS. SE R U M INSTITUTE OF INDIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION WHEREIN IT IS HELD THAT CORPUS SPECIFIC VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION BEING IN NATURE OF CAPITAL RECEIPT, ARE OUTSIDE SCOPE O INCOME UNDER SECTIO N 2(24)(IIA) AND , THUS SAME CANNOT BE BROUGHT TO TAX EVEN IN CASE OF TRUST NOT REGISTERED U/ S. 12A / 12AA OF THE I.T. ACT. 6.8 IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE AND AS THE APPELLANT GOT REGISTERED U/S.12AA OF THE ACT AND AS THE DONATIONS/VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED OF RS.3,33,11,930/ - BY THE APPELLANT SOCIETY ARE O F CORPUS AND CAPITAL NATURE, SAME ARE T O BE TREATED AS E XEMPT FROM TAX LIABILITY, AS THE PRINCIPLES RELATING TO JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE ASSUME SIGNIFICANCE AND THE PRIORITY. ACCORDINGLY, FOLLOWING THE RATIOS OF THE JUDICIAL PRONOUNCEMENTS MENTIONED SUPRA, IT IS TREATED THAT THE DONATIONS/VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY THE 9 ITA NO S . 558 /VIZ/2018 ITA NO.286/VIZ/2019 ( M/S. HOSANNA MINISTRIES ) APPELLANT SOCIETY ARE OUTSIDE THE TAXATIONS, EVEN FOR THE PERIOD PRIOR TO ITS REGISTRATION U/SEC. 12AA. HENCE, THE ASSESSING OFFICER IS DIRE CTED TO DELETE THE DISALLOWANCE /ADDITION MADE OF RS.3,33,11,930/ - IN THIS REGARD. 8 . IN VIEW OF THE ABOVE, WE FIND NO REASON TO INTERFERE WITH THE ORDER PASSED BY THE LD. CIT(A). THUS, THIS APPEAL FILED BY THE REVENUE IS DISMISSED. ITA NO.286/VIZ/2019 9 . THE FACTS INVOLVED IN THIS APPEAL ARE SIMILAR TO THE FACTS INVOLVED IN ITA NO. 558/ VIZ/2018. THEREFORE, OUR DECISION IN ITA NO. 558/VIZ/2018 SHALL APPLY MUTATIS MUTANDIS TO THIS APPEAL ALSO. 10 . IN THE RESULT, BOTH THE APPEAL S FILED BY THE REVENUE ARE DISMISSED. ORDER PRONOUNCED IN OPEN COURT ON TH IS 1 1 T H DAY OF MARCH , 2020 . S D / - S D / - (D.S. SUNDER SINGH) (V. DURGA RAO) ACCOUNTANT MEMBER JUDICIAL MEMBER DATED : 1 1 T H MARCH , 20 20 . VR/ - 10 ITA NO S . 558 /VIZ/2018 ITA NO.286/VIZ/2019 ( M/S. HOSANNA MINISTRIES ) COPY TO: 1. THE ASSESSEE - M/S. HOSANNA MINISTRIES, HOSANNA MANDIR, 1 ST LANE, SARADA COLONY. 2. THE REVENUE ITO (EXEMPTIONS), GUNTUR. 3. THE CIT (EXEMPTIONS), HYDERABAD. 4. THE CIT(A) - 2 , GUNTUR. 5. THE D.R . , VISAKHAPATNAM. 6. GUARD FILE. BY ORDER (VUKKEM RAMBABU) SR. PRIVATE SECRETARY, ITAT, VISAKHAPATNAM.