Exemption u/s 11 & 12 - Application for registration was made...

Exemption u/s 11 & 12 - Application for registration was made way back in the year 1989 and after ten years the Competent Authority sought explanation regarding the application. Thereafter, claim of exemption was allowed for many years. All of sudden, the Officer wakes up out of slumber, issues notices for reopening of assessment purely on the ground that the assessee could not furnish the requisite certificate of registration u/s 12AA of the Act and proceeded to make assessment. - Benefit of exemption allowed - AT