Denial of application for approval u/s 80G justified as society spends more than 5% of Total Income on religious activities

Bhuvaneshwari Kali Thakuranir Seva Samity Vs. CIT (ITAT Kolkata) The ld. CIT(E), in his order u/s 80G(5B) of the Act, held that the assessee spent more than 5% of its income towards religious purposes. The religious expenditure in question is towards puja expenses and honarium paid to priests. In our view the judgement in the case of Umaid Charitable Trust (supra), does not come to the rescue of the assessee, because in that case a single charitable contribution was made to another trust, which carries out renovation of Lord Vishnu Temple. Such single contribution was not considered as a relig...