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2015 (3) TMI 459 - HC - Income TaxApplication for grant of approval under section 10 (23C) (via) rejected - whether primary requirement of section 10 (23C) that the petitioner is established for philanthropic purposes is not fulfilled by the petitioner as found evident from the creation of capital assets from the surplus funds? - main object of the petitioner in its Memorandum and Articles of Association is to relieve persons suffering from disease or illhealth or requiring medical aid by establishing, constructing and maintaining or assisting Charitable Dispensaries, Hospitals, Convalescent Homes, Sanitoria and Maternity Homes etc. - Held that:- The fact that surplus was generated is not disputed by the petitioner. This surplus revenue was utilized for acquisition of assets which in the opinion of respondent no.1 was capable of generating more income. In the Assessment years 200607, 200708, 200809 and 200910, the percentage of transfer of gross surplus to the development fund was at 19.12 % 28.37 % 73.17 % and 12.12 % respectively. Accompanied with this, there was a huge increase in fixed assets from ₹ 63,75,577/in A.Y.200607 to ₹ 8,02,75,706/in Assessment year 200910 which was approximately an increase of ₹ 7.50 crores within four years. Petitioner's cash and bank balances also increased from ₹ 1,42,420/to ₹ 1,74,15,757/during the same period which was an increase of about ₹ 1.30 crores. The petitioner had purchased land admeasuring 8,350 sq.meters for an amount of ₹ 363.63 lacs. All these figures are borne out by the details as submitted by the petitioner before respondent no.1. The reasoning as given by respondent no.1 that all these figures go to show that there was a systematic generation of profits from the activities of the petitioner coupled with the increase in assets which would generate more income / profits cannot be said to be without any basis, arbitrary or perverse. Hence, it was not improper for the respondent no.1 to draw a reasonable inference that the petitioner is not existing solely for philanthropic purpose and for profits, in our opinion cannot be faulted. On the basis of the details as submitted by the petitioner the respondent no,.1 has rightly come to a conclusion that the concessional treatment as given by the petitioner for the above assessment years being meagre 3.56 %, 6.45% and 4.45% respectively, definitely does not speak of the existence of the petitioner for philanthropic purposes.If the petitioner was to solely exist for philanthropic purposes and was to conduct the hospital to achieve that object by providing treatment to the weaker sections of the society, it could not have been possible for the petitioner to achieve such a huge surplus and the consequent enabling of the petitioner to utilize such surplus funds to generate assets. In our opinion, the material as placed on record do not show that the application of the petitioner under section 10 (23C) (via) of the Act is inappropriately and arbitrarily rejected by the respondent no.1 so as to warrant our interference in exercise of jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. - Decided against assessee.
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