Assessee allowed exemption under Section 11; 12A registration condoned, procedural denial overturned, income timing accepted

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....ITAT upholds the Ld. CIT(A)'s directions, allowing the assessee's claim for exemption under section 11 and rejecting the AO's procedural denial where the claim was not timely in the return; the Tribunal finds the AO's action contrary to its own prior decision and beyond jurisdiction. The trust's 12A registration and belated filing of audit/Form 10 were condoned in light of administrative practice, entitling the trust to section 11 benefits. The Tribunal affirms the assessee's status as a local authority. Capital outlays, gratuity and superannuation contributions are treated as application of income; change in accounting method and accrued interest claims are accepted; wharfage income timing and environment monitoring income taxed in relevant year; leave encashment premium allowed; loss on asset sale remitted for recomputation; certain prior period expenses restored for verification.....