Case Law Details
CIT (E) Vs M/s The Institute of Correctional Administration (Punjab and Haryana HC)
The grievance of the appellant is regarding grant of registration to the respondent under Section 12-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The respondent is a society constituted by the Government for imparting training to various officers/officials involved in the criminal justice system with no profit motive at all and whatever funds are generated or received in aid are utilised for the aforesaid public purpose. In the aforesaid circumstances it cannot be said that there is any commercial motive and the application for registration granted under Section 12-A of the Act cannot be said to be erroneous.
FULL TEXT OF THE HIGH COURT ORDER / JUDGEMENT
The present appeal has been filed against the order passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Division Bench, Chandigarh raising the following substantial questions of law arising out of order dated 18.10.2016 passed in ITA No. 1049/CHD/2013:-
“I. Whether on the facts and in the circumstances of the case and in law, the Hon’ble ITAT is right in holding that the genuineness of activities of the applicant society have not been doubted and thereby directing to grant registration to the applicant whereas the CIT had clearly established that the activities of the society could not be termed as advancement of any other object of general public utility.
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