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Notification under clause (46) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 notifying the District Legal Service Authorities of Haryana as a 'class of body' exempt from tax on specified income.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue, Central Board of Direct Taxes), vide S.O. 4982(E) dated 19th November 2024 (Notification No. 119/2024), in exercise of powers under clause (46) of section 10 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), notifies the 'District Legal Service Authority' constituted for every district of Haryana under sub-section (1) of section 9 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (Central Act No. 39 of 1987) as a 'class of body' in respect of specified income comprising grants from the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the National Legal Services Authority and the Haryana State Legal Services Authority, grants/donations from the Central or Haryana State Government, amounts received under court orders, recruitment application fees, and bank interest, subject to conditions that the body not engage in commercial activity, its activities and income nature remain unchanged, and it file returns under section 139(4C)(g); the notification applies to assessment years 2024-25 through 2028-29, and the Schedule lists four authorities: District Legal Service Authority, Hisar (PAN AABAD3836H), Bhiwani (PAN AAAGD0034Q), Kurukshetra (PAN AAALD1049C) and Palwal (PAN AAAJC0822A); the notification is signed by Ashwani Kumar, Under Secy.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-19112024-258738 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4594] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2024/KARTIKA 28, 1946 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th November, 2024 S.O. 4982(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' 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 '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 applicable for assessment years 2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028 and 2028-2029 relevant for financial years 2023-2024, 2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 respectively. SCHEDULE +-------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | S. No. | Name of Authority | PAN | | (1) | (2) | (3) | +=======+===================================+================+ | 1 | District Legal Service Authority, Hisar | AABAD3836H | +-------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | 2 | District Legal Service Authority, Bhiwani | AAAGD0034Q | +-------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | 3 | District Legal Service Authority, Kurukshetra | AAALD1049C | +-------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ | 4 | District Legal Service Authority, Palwal | AAAJC0822A | +-------+-----------------------------------+----------------+ [Notification No. 119 /2024/F. No. 300196/64/2018-ITA-I (Pt.1)] ASHWANI KUMAR, Under Secy. 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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