Section 12AA(3) registration cannot be cancelled without any valid ground: Calcutta HC

CIT Vs Gobind Ram Goel Charitable Trust (Calcutta High Court) In a significant ruling, the Calcutta High Court recently upheld the registration of Gobind Ram Goel Charitable Trust under Section 12AA(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, dismissing the appeal filed by the Income Tax Department. The case revolved around the cancellation of the Trust’s registration by the Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) [CIT(E)] under Section 12AA(3). The CIT(E) had issued a show-cause notice citing non-receipt of corpus donations and alleged discrepancies in fund utilization. However, the Trust contended...