TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2019 (1) TMI 989
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....sed by Ld. CIT (Exemptions), New Delhi on the following grounds inter alia that:- "1. On the facts and circumstances of the case the order passed by the ld. CIT (E) is bad in law and illegal and deserves to be quashed. 2. On the facts and circumstances of the case and in law the ld. CIT (E) has grossly erred in withdrawing the registration u/s 12A granted to the assessee society sine 27.12.1999 vide an order u/s 12AA (3) dated 03.09.2015, further followed by an addendum order dated 04.09.2015 u/s 12AA (3) making the withdrawal retrospectively effective from 2008-09 without affording an opportunity. 3. On the facts and circumstances of the case, the grounds on which the aforesaid registration granted to the society has been withdraw....
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....ingenuine. It is also not in dispute that initial sale deed dated 24.07.2006 qua land measuring 11 canals 19 marlas was executed by one Darshan Singh in favour of assessee society. It is also not in dispute that vide sale deed dated 26.09.2007, the same land measuring 11 canals 19 marlas stood re-transferred to Darshan Singh by the assessee society. It is also not in dispute that the addition of Rs. 7,50,000/- made by the AO u/s 69B has been accepted by the assessee society having not been appealed against. 6. Further, on the other hand, the ld. DR for the Revenue to repel the arguments addressed by ld.AR for the assessee contended that since the CIT (E) had imposed a condition while granting registration u/s 12A of the Act that the asse....
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....ious violation under the IT Act. Further, while granting registration u/s 12AA, the office of DIT(E) vide order dated 25/10/1999 has imposed certain conditions, one of the conditions, vide item No.(vii) is reproduced as under:- No asset shall be transferred without the knowledge of the undersigned to anyone including to any trust society non-profit company. Since the society has sold the land without the permission of this office and moreover the transaction has not been accounted in the books of accounts which was confronted to the society and the same admitted. There is gross violation of IT provisions. Hence genuineness of charitable activities earned by your society is not established. 2. In light of above facts and....
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.... remand report given by the AO, available at pages 98 to 102 of the paper book. AO, in his remand report regarding purchase of land by the assessee society vide sale deed dated 24.07.2006 from Darshan Singh, brought on record the fact that since the son of Darshan Singh, owner of the land in question, was working as workshop superintendent in assessee society's college, he has transferred the land in question in the name of assessee society so as to show the total holding of 18.5 acres of land with the assessee society as per conditions laid down by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). 11. Though an account payee cheque no.420931 dated 24.07.2006 for a consideration ofRs.7,37,000/- was taken by him but the same was never enc....
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....ideration, there is no question of violating the terms and conditions laid down by the ld. CIT (E) for transferring the land of the assessee society without his permission. Moreover, when it is also undisputed fact that possession of land remained throughout with Darshan Singh, it shows the statements of Darshan Singh and Rakesh Chand Bajaj recorded by the AO during remand proceedings that the land in question has merely shown to have been transferred to satisfy the conditions laid down by the AICTE to start a polytechnic college are true and correct and as such, no malafide can be attributed. Rather it was a mutual arrangement between them. 14. In view of what has been discussed above, we are of the considered view that when the assesse....