The Appellate Tribunal addressed the denial of registration u/s...

The Appellate Tribunal addressed the denial of registration u/s 12AA by invoking Section 13(1)(b) due to the Trust's perceived restriction to benefit a specific religious community or caste. It was held that Section 13 can only be applied during assessment, not at the registration stage. Citing a relevant case, it emphasized that Section 13 is relevant at assessment, not registration. The matter was remanded to the CIT (E) for reevaluation with a directive to not reject registration based solely on the mentioned grounds. The assessee's appeal was allowed for statistical purposes.

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