Old trust can seek registration u/s 80G(5)(i) instead of (iv) for 5 years. Time limit extended by CBDT to 30.09.2023 is available.

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....The ITAT Chennai held that the denial of registration u/s 80G(5) to an old trust was unjustified as the trust existed before the new registration regime. The trust mistakenly applied u/s 80G(5)(iv) instead of u/s 80G(5)(i), receiving provisional approval for 3 years. The trust's subsequent application u/s 80G(5)(iii) was rejected for violating timelines. Referring to a precedent, the ITAT directed authorities to consider the trust's application u/s 80G(5)(i) within the extended deadline and make a decision within six months.....