Non-profit Trust denied permanent registration u/s 12AB. Tribunal rules premature application. Trust can reapply for final registration.

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....The Appellate Tribunal addressed the issue of non-granting permanent registration u/s 12AB. The CIT (Exemption) rejected the application as premature since the assessee had provisional registration valid until AY 2026-27. The Tribunal noted the assessee's status as a charitable Trust registered u/s 12AA and the requirement for provisional and final registration post Finance Bill 2020. The Tribunal held that applying for final registration before the provisional registration expiry is permissible. The decision reversed the CIT's ruling, instructing reconsideration of the final registration application based on Act provisions. All grounds of appeal by the assessee were allowed for statistical purposes.....