In Brief
The Commissioner of Income Tax challenged a civil appeal via miscellaneous application, raising a question about whether excess expenditure by a charitable trust in one year could be set off against income in subsequent years under Section 11 of the Income Tax Act. The Supreme Court found no merit in this contention and dismissed the application, holding that such carry-forward of excess expenditure is not permissible under the statutory framework governing tax-exempt charitable institutions.
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