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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-03082026-275131
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 4132]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 03, 2026/SHRAVAN 12, 1948
5981 GI/2026
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 3rd August, 2026
S.O. 4308(E).— Whereas, section 10 (46) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) provided for exemption
of specified income of certain bodies or authorities or Boards or Trusts or Commissions as may be notified by the
Central Government in the Official Gazette for the purposes of that section;
And whereas, the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) was repealed by section 536 (1) of the Income-tax Act,
2025 (30 of 2025);
And whereas, section 536(2)(a) and (b) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 (30 of 2025), inter alia, provides that
irrespective of the repeal of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) (hereinafter referred to as the Act of 1961) and
subject to sub-section (4) thereof, nothing shall affect-
(i) the previous operation of the provisions of the Act of 1961 and any order or anything duly done or
suffered thereunder; or
(ii) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the Act of 1961 or orders
under that Act;
And whereas, section 536(2)(c) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 (30 of 2025) provides that the provisions of the
Act of 1961 shall continue to apply to any proceeding pending on the date of commencement of the Income-tax Act,
2025 (30 of 2025) and to any proceedings initiated on or after the 1 April, 2026 (including notices, assessment,
reassessment, recomputation, rectification, penalty, reference, revision and appeals) in respect of any tax year
beginning before the 1st April, 2026 and such proceedings shall be carried out as per the procedure specified in the
Act of 1961;
And whereas, section 536(2)(e) of the Income-tax Act, 2025 (30 of 2025) provides that any proceeding
pending on the date of its commencement before any income-tax authority or any other authority constituted under the
repealed Income-tax Act, Appellate Tribunal, or any court, by way of application, appeal, reference or revision or by
any other means, shall be continued and disposed of as if this Act had not been enacted;
Now, therefore, in pursuance of the provisions of section 536(2)(a) to (c) and (e) of the Income-tax Act, 2025
(30 of 2025), the Central Government hereby notifies, for the purposes of section 10 (46) of the Act of 1961, "District
Legal Services Authority, Charkhi Dadri" (PAN AAAGD1414N), an Authority constituted by the State Government
of Haryana under Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (39 of 1987), in respect of the following specified income
arising to that authority, namely:-
(a) grants received from the Punjab and the Haryana High Court, the Central Authority i.e. the
National Legal Services Authority and State Authority i.e., Haryana State Legal Servies Authority for
the purpose of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987(39 of 1987);
(b) grants or donation received from the Central Government or the State Government of Haryana for
the purpose of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987(39 of 1987);
(c) amount received under the order of the Court;
(d) fees received as recruitment application fee; and
(e)interest earned on bank deposits.
2. This notification shall be effective subject to the conditions that the District Legal Service Authority, Charkhi
Dadri -
(a) shall not engage in any commercial activity;
(b) its activities and the nature of the specified income shall remain unchanged throughout the financial
years; and
(c) shall file return of income in accordance with the provisions of section 139(4C) (g) of the Act of
1961.
3. Failure to comply with these conditions shall result in the initiation of penal actions under the provisions of
the Act of 1961, and withdrawal of exemption granted under section 10(46) of the Act of 1961.
4. This notification shall be deemed to have been applied for the assessment years 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26
and 2026-27 relevant to the financial years F.Y. 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26.
[Notification No. 104/2026/ F.No.300196/1/2026-ITA-I]
HARDEV SINGH, Under Secy.
Explanatory Memorandum
It is certified that the interests of no person are being adversely affected by giving retrospective
effect [with effect from the year of application filed before the Board or Income tax Department] to
this notification.
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. SRIVASTAVA SARVESH KUMAR Digitally signed by SARVES
Date: 2026.08.00
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