Section 11 exemption cannot be denied for receipt of fees from non-members

Assessee is an association of professional and businessman to protect and promote the interest of its members. The income of the assessee is from membership fees from its members, specialized services, services and facilities, meetings, seminars and training programmes, sale of publication etc. It is also noted that the income of the assessee from other non-members of the institution are more and as such the principle of mutuality is apparently not applicable in the case of the assessee. We further note that the case of the assessee is covered in its favor

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