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Approval Granted as Fundraising Kathas Not ‘Religious Purpose’: Tribunal Clarifies u/s 80G Eligibility
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- Dharamdas Charitable Trust Vs CIT (Exemption) (ITAT Ahmedabad)
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Dharamdas Charitable Trust Vs CIT (Exemption) (ITAT Ahmedabad)
Moral/Spiritual Events ≠ Religious Purpose- Fundraising Through Kathas Not Religious Object Ramkatha for Charity Is Not Religion: ITAT Directs 80G Approval
Assessee-trust, registered u/s 12A, applied for approval u/s 80G(5). CIT(E), by order dated 22.11.2024, rejected the application holding that one of the trust’s objects—Object No. 9, permitting organisation of Ramkatha, Bhagwat Katha, Navchandi Yagna, Gayatri Yagna etc. for the purpose of raising funds—was religious in nature. He held that since one object was “wholly...
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