ITAT Directs Reconsideration of 80G Denial: Trust Serving Scheduled Tribe Not Religious in Nature

Meena Samaj Seva Samiti Trust Vs CIT (ITAT Rajkot) CIT(E) directed to reconsider 80G approval – Trust serving Scheduled Tribe community not barred under Section 80G(5) – ITAT Rajkot The Assessee-trust filed an appeal against the order of CIT (Exemption), Ahmedabad dated 21-11-2024, whereby approval u/s 80G(5)(iii) was denied & provisional approval cancelled on the ground that the trust’s objects were “religious in nature.” Facts The Meena Samaj Seva Samiti Trust, Gandhidham (Kutch), applied for approval u/s 80G(5)(iii) in Form 10AB. CIT(E) issued notices seeking details of ac...