Cancellation of charitable registration: Principal Commissioner empowered to inquire and cancel approvals within a prescribed decision period.

Amendments empower the Principal Commissioner or Commissioner to call for documents, inquire into and, after hearing, cancel or refuse to cancel registrations or approvals of trusts, institutions and similar entities on finding one or more specified violations (including misuse of income, non incidental business income without separate books, non genuine activities, preferential religious benefit, or final non compliance with other laws). Orders must be forwarded to the Assessing Officer and the entity, and a six month statutory deadline governs decision making from the quarter end in which the first notice is issued.

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