15 days minimum time to be given to respond to hearing notices: ITAT Pune

Dnyanagan Education Society Vs CIT Exemption (ITAT Pune) Dnyanagan Education Society, a trust, applied for registration under Section 12A(1)(ac)(iii) of the Income Tax Act by submitting Form No. 10AB on September 29, 2023. The Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions) issued notices via the ITBA portal to verify the trust’s genuineness, but discrepancies were identified in its submissions. A final notice on February 29, 2024, required the trust’s response by March 7, 2024. The trust failed to meet this deadline, leading to the rejection of its application. In its appeal to the Income Tax App...