Activity of Providing Affordable Housing by MHADA is Charitable in Nature

Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority (MHADA) Vs DCIT (ITAT Mumbai) Merely because MHADA builds tenements and sells them does not lead to any inference that MHADA’s activities are in the nature of trade, commerce or business. We have already discussed in detail that assessee’s activity is no way can be held for the profit motive or for carrying out systematic business, albeit all its policy as well as conduct is to provide shelter to the needy and poor people in line with the mandate of Constitution of India. FULL TEXT OF THE ORDER OF ITAT MUMBAI The present appeal has been ...