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The Central Government notifies 'District Legal Service Authority' in Haryana as a 'class of body' for the purpose of income tax exemption under clause (46) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, for specified categories of income.

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The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), Central Board of Direct Taxes, vide Notification S.O. 3204(E) dated 14th July, 2025, notified the 'District Legal Service Authority' constituted by the Government of Haryana for every District in the State of Haryana as a 'class of body' for the purposes of clause (46) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961). These authorities are constituted under sub-section (1) of section 9 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (Central Act No. 39 of 1987). The specified income exempted includes grants from the Punjab and Haryana High Court, National Legal Services Authority, and Haryana State Legal Services Authority; grants or donations from the Central Government or the State Government of Haryana for the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 purposes; amounts received under court orders; recruitment application fees; and interest earned on bank deposits. This exemption is subject to conditions: the Authority shall not engage in commercial activity, its activities and specified income nature shall remain unchanged, and it shall file income tax returns as per clause (g) of sub-section (4C) of section 139 of the Income-tax Act, 1961. The notification is deemed to have applied for assessment year 2024-2025 and applies to assessment years 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028, and 2028-2029. Specific authorities listed in the schedule include District Legal Service Authority, Gurgaon (PAN AAAGD0052Q) and District Legal Service Authority, Mewat (PAN AAAGD0111N).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-14072025-264652 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3134] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 14, 2025/ASHADHA 23, 1947 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 14th July, 2025 S.O. 3204(E).β€” 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' as specified in the Schedule to this notification, constituted by Government of Haryana for every District in the State of Haryana in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 9 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (Central Act No. 39 of 1987), as a β€˜class of body' in respect of the following specified income arising to that body, namely:- (a) Grants received from the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Central Authority i.e. National Legal Services Authority and State Authority i.e. Haryana State Legal Services Authority for the purposes of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 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; (c) Amount received under the order of the Court; (d) Fee received as recruitment application fee; and (e) Interest earned on bank deposits. 2. This notification shall be effective subject to the conditions that each of the District Legal Service Authority- (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 2024-2025 and shall apply with respect to the assessment years 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028 and 2028-2029. SCHEDULE +-------+---------------------------------------+------------+ | S. No. | Name of the Authority | PAN | | (1) | (2) | (3) | +-------+---------------------------------------+------------+ | 1 | District Legal Service Authority, Gurgaon | AAAGD0052Q | | 2 | District Legal Service Authority, Mewat | AAAGD0111N | +-------+---------------------------------------+------------+ [Notification No. 115/2025/F. No. 300196/64/2018-ITA-I(Part-1)] MEENAKSHI SINGH, Dy. Secy. 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. SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Date: 2025.07.14 23:28:17 +0530

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