IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL “A” BENCH : BANGALORE BEFORE SHRI PRASHANT MAHARISHI, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI KESHAV DUBEY, JUDICIAL MEMBER ITA No . 625/Bang/2023 Assessment Year : NA Assessment Year : NA Assessment Year : NA Assessment Year : NA Assessment Year : NA Assessment Year : NA Assessment Year : NA Assessment Year : NA Assessment Year : NA Assessment Year : NA Assessment Year : NA Assessment Year : NA Date of hearing : 17.12.2025 Date of Pronouncement : 16.01.2026

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Per Prashant Maharishi, Vice President :

1. ITA No.625/Bang/2023 is filed by Independent and Public Spirited Media Foundation (the assessee/appellant) against the order passed by the Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax (Central), Bangalore (the learned CIT) under section 12 AB (4) (ii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (the Act) dated 26 June 2023 wherein the registration granted to the assessee under section 12 AA/12 AB of the Act is cancelled with effect from previous year 2016 – 17 and for all subsequent previous years as per provisions of section 12 AB (4) of the Act as he found specified violation in case of the trust.

2. Assessee trust is aggrieved and has raised following grounds of appeal:

1. The