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Income Tax Officer (E), Trust Ward-1(1), New Delhi. Vs. Andhra Pradesh Technology Development & Promotion Centre

Case No: ITA No.2406/Del/2016
Court: Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Delhi Bench ‘B’
Date: 3/24/2025

Parties Involved

RespondentIncome Tax Officer (E), Trust Ward-1(1), New Delhi
AppellantAndhra Pradesh Technology Development & Promotion Centre

Facts Summary

The Andhra Pradesh Technology Development & Promotion Centre (Appellant) is a registered society under section 12A of the Income Tax Act, 1961. It is involved in commercial activities such as providing consultancy services in Bamboo management, Waste management, and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) activities. The society maintains separate books for its commercial activities as required under section 11(4A) of the Act. The assessee asserts that its commercial activities are undertaken to fund its rural activities aimed at helping and guiding villagers, where government grants are insufficient. The Revenue has raised grounds of appeal against the order of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-36, New Delhi, which allowed the assessee's appeal for the Assessment Year 2010-11.

Decision in favour of

Revenue

Legal Issues

  • 1. Whether the Ld. CIT(A) has erred in law by allowing the assessee's appeal without establishing that its activities regarding intellectual property rights were for the alleviation of poverty and benefited a particular class of people.

Judgment Outcome

Decided in favour of Revenue.

Precedents Relied Upon

2 precedents cited in this judgement.

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