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Notification exempting specified income of the District Legal Service Authority, Union Territory Chandigarh, under section 10(46) of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board of Direct Taxes, vide S.O. 80(E) dated 5th January 2024 (Notification No. 6/2024, F. No. 196/8/2021-ITA-I), exercises powers under clause (46) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) to notify the District Legal Service Authority Union Territory Chandigarh (PAN: AAAGD1545A), an authority constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (Central Act 39 of 1987), for exemption in respect of specified income comprising grants from the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the National Legal Services Authority and State Authority; grants or donations from the Central Government or the Government of Punjab/Haryana for purposes of the 1987 Act; amounts received under court orders; recruitment application fees; and interest earned on bank deposits. The exemption is conditional on the Authority not engaging in commercial activity, the nature of its specified income remaining unchanged, and its filing income returns under section 139(4C)(g). The notification applies retrospectively to assessment years 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24, and it is certified that no person is adversely affected by this retrospective effect. The notification is signed by Vikas Singh, Director (ITA-I).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-05012024-251176 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 74] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2024/PAUSHA 15, 1945 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 5th January, 2024 S.O. 80(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (46) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby notifies for the purposes of the said clause, 'District Legal Service Authority Union Territory Chandigarh' (PAN: AAAGD1545A), an Authority constituted by the Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh under the Legal Services Authority Act, 1987 (Central Act 39 of 1987), in respect of the following specified income arising to the said Authority, as follows: (a) Grants received from the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Central Authority i.e. National Legal Services Authority and State Authority constituted under Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987; (b) Grants or donation received from the Central Government or the State Government of Punjab/Haryana for the purpose of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 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 District Legal Service Authority Union Territory Chandigarh (a) shall not engage in any commercial activity; (b) 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 provision of clause (g) of sub-section (4C) of section 139 of the Income-tax Act, 1961. 3. This notification shall be deemed to have been applied for assessment years 2021-2022, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 relevant for the financial years 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 respectively. [Notification No. 6/2024 F. No. 196/8/2021-ITA-I] VIKAS SINGH, Director (ITA-I) Explanatory Memorandum It is certified that no person is being adversely affected by giving retrospective effect 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.

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