Supreme Court of India · 2019-02-01
Commissioner Of Income Tax ... vs Jagannath Gupta Family Trust
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2019 SC 2570
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Commissioner Of Income Tax ...
- Respondent
- Jagannath Gupta Family Trust
- Author
- R. Subhash Reddy
- Bench
- R. Subhash Reddy, R. Banumathi
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the cancellation of registration of M/s. Jagannath Gupta Family Trust under Section 12AA(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, due to findings of bogus donations and violations of the trust's objectives. The Court emphasized that the trust's activities were not genuine and constituted money laundering, thus failing to meet the requirements for tax exemptions under Section 80G. The Court ruled that the principles of natural justice were not violated as the trust was given an opportunity to contest the allegations, leading to the dismissal of the appeal.