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Section 12AA & 13 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 — Charitable or religious trust — Since there is no allegation by the Revenue that the activities of the trust/society are not genuine or are not being carried out in accordance with the objects of the trust and since the ld. counsel for the assessee has demonstrated clearly that the management and control of the hospital was always with the assessee society and the assessee society has not virtually handed over the management of the hospital to the Max group of concerns which are corporate bodies established with the clear intention of profit motive and since the Revenue also failed to bring on record any material to suggest that the assessee trust has refused any patient from the economically weaker section of the society in violation of the guidelines laid down by the Hon'ble Delhi High Court, there was no justification on the part of the Ld.DIT(E) for withdrawing the registration granted u/s 12AA with retrospective effect, accordingly the order of the DIT(E) was set aside and the registration granted earlier u/s 12A was restored—Devki Devi Foundation vs. Director of Income-tax (Exemptions) [2020] 180 ITD 417 (DEL)