Registration u/s 12A - Rejection of petitioner's application u/s...

Registration u/s 12A - Rejection of petitioner's application u/s 119(2)(b) for delay in filing audit report in Form-10B. Held that petitioners are entitled to succeed. Delay in filing audit report in Form-10B can at best be 30 days, as law requires report to be uploaded at least a month before due date for filing returns. Considering extent of delay, Commissioner should have exercised jurisdiction u/s 119(2)(b) to condone delay instead of taking strict view. Relying on Al Jamia Mohammediyah Education Society case, writ petitions allowed by quashing orders dismissing petitioners' applications u/s 119(2)(b). Delay in filing audit report in Form-10B stands condoned.