Karnataka HC allows Trust’s delay in filing Income Tax Return & Form 10

Jawaharlal Nehru Educational & Charitable Trust Vs CIT (Karnataka High Court) Petitioner sought  quashing of the  order   passed by CIT(E) whereby the application filed by the petitioner u/s 119(2)(b) seeking condonation of delay of 151 days in filing the income tax returns & Form 10 in relation to the AY 2018-19 was rejected Dept argued that there is no merit in the petition & the same is liable to be dismissed. The High Court opined that CIT(E) has adopted hyper technical approach in refusing to condone the delay without appreciating that the inability & omission on the p...