**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), Central Board of Direct Taxes, notifies the 'District Legal Service Authority', Faridabad, under Section 10(46) of the Income-tax Act, 1961. This notification applies retroactively to assessment years 2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 and for assessment years 2026-2027, 2027-2028. The notification took effect February 5, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Notification of 'District Legal Service Authority', Faridabad**
* The Central Government notifies the 'District Legal Service Authority', Faridabad (PAN AAAJC0807B), under Section 10(46) of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
* **Specified Income**
* The notification applies to the following specific income arising to the District Legal Service Authority:
* Grants received from the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Central Authority (National Legal Services Authority), and State Authority (Haryana State Legal Services Authority) for the purposes of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
* Grants or donations received from the Central Government or the State Government of Haryana for the purpose of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987.
* Amount received under the order of the Court.
* Fees received as recruitment application fee.
* Interest earned on bank deposits.
* **Conditions for Notification**
* The notification is effective subject to the following conditions for the 'District Legal Service Authority', Faridabad:
* Shall not engage in any commercial activity.
* Activities and the nature of the specified income shall remain unchanged throughout the financial years.
* Shall file a return of income in accordance with the provision of clause (g) of sub-section (4C) of section 139 of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
* **Consequences of Non-Compliance**
* Failure to comply with the conditions may result in penal actions under the Income-tax Act, 1961 and withdrawal of the exemption granted under Section 10(46).
* **Applicability Period**
* The notification shall be deemed to have been applied for assessment years 2023-2024,2024-2025 and 2025-2026 and shall apply with respect to the assessment years 2026-2027, 2027-2028.
**Impact Analysis**
**District Legal Service Authority, Faridabad**
* **Impact**
* Income specified in the notification becomes eligible for exemption under Section 10(46) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, subject to fulfilling the conditions specified in the notification.
* **Action Required**
* Ensure that the District Legal Service Authority does not engage in any commercial activity.
* Ensure that activities and the nature of the specified income remain unchanged throughout the financial years.
* 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.
Key Entities Referenced
Income-tax Act, 1961: The Act under which the exemption is granted and the conditions for maintaining it are defined.
Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987: The Act under which District Legal Services Authorities are constituted and operate.
District Legal Service Authority, Faridabad: The entity that is being notified for exemption under Section 10(46) of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
Ministry of Finance: The issuing authority of the notification, specifically the Department of Revenue and the Central Board of Direct Taxes.
Haryana: The state under whose government District Legal Service Authority Faridabad operates.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 542] नई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतिार, फरिरी 5, 2026/माघ 16, 1947 26/पौष 17, 1947
No. 542] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2026/MAGHA 16, 1947 /PAUSHA 17, 1947
जित्त मत्रं ालय
(रािस्ट्ि जिभाग)
(केन्द्रीय प्रत्यक्ष कर बोडड)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 5 फरिरी, 2026
का.आ. 571(अ) .— केन्द्र सरकार, आयकर अजधजनयम, 1961 (1961 का 43) की धारा 10 के खंड (46) द्वारा
प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, एतद्द्वारा, 'जिला जिजधक सिे ा प्राजधकरण' , फरीिाबाि (पनै AAAJC0807B), जिसका
गठन हररयाणा सरकार द्वारा हररयाणा राज्य के प्रत्येक जिल े के जलए जिजधक सेिा प्राजधकरण अजधजनयम, 1987 (केन्द्रीय
अजधजनयम संख्या 39/1987) की धारा 9 की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए दकया गया ह,ै को उस
जनकाय को होने िाली जनम्नजलजखत जिजनर्िडष्ट आय के संबंध म,ें उि खडं के प्रयोिनों के जलए, अजधसूजचत करती ह,ै यथा:-
(क) जिजधक सेिा प्राजधकरण अजधजनयम, 1987 के प्रयोिनों के जलए पंिाब एिं हररयाणा उच्च न्द्यायालय, केन्द्रीय
प्राजधकरण यथा राष्ट्रीय जिजधक सेिा प्राजधकरण तथा राज्य प्राजधकरण यथा हररयाणा राज्य जिजधक सेिा प्राजधकरण
से प्राप्त अनुिान;
(ख) जिजधक सेिा प्राजधकरण अजधजनयम, 1987 के प्रयोिनाथड केन्द्र सरकार या हररयाणा राज्य सरकार स े प्राप्त
अनुिान या िान;
(ग) न्द्यायालय के आिेि के तहत प्राप्त राजि;
830 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
(घ) भती आिेिन िल्ु क के तौर पर जमलने िाला िल्ु क; और
(ड) बैंक जडपॉज़िट पर जमलन ेिाला ब्याि।
2. यह अजधसूचना इन ितों के अधीन प्रभािी होगी दक 'जिला जिजधक सेिा प्राजधकरण' , फरीिाबाि-
(क) दकसी भी िाजणजज्यक गजतजिजध में संलग्न नहीं होगा ;
(ख) गजतजिजधयां और जनर्िष्टड आय की प्रकृजत परू े जित्तीय िषड में अपररिर्ततड रहगे ी; और
(ग) आयकर अजधजनयम, 1961 की धारा 139 की उपधारा (4ग) के खडं (छ) के उपबंध के अनुसार आयकर ररटन ड
िाजखल करेगा ।
2.1 इन ितों का अनपु ालन न करन े पर आयकर अजधजनयम, 1961 के प्रािधानों के अंतगडत िंडात्मक कारडिाई िुरू की
िा सकती ह ैऔर अजधजनयम की धारा 10(46) के तहत िी गई छूट िापस ली िा सकती ह।ै
3. यह अजधसूचना कर जनधाडरण िषड 2023-2024, 2024-2025 और 2025-2026 के जलए लागू हुई मानी िाएगी
और कर जनधाडरण िष ड 2026-2027, 2027-2028 के संबंध म ेंलागू होगी।
[अजधसूचना स.ं 17 /2026 /फा. सं. 300196/64/2018-आईटीए-I(भाग-1)]
हरिेि ससंह, अिर सजचि
स्ट्पष्टीकरण-ज्ञापन
यह प्रमाजणत दकया िाता ह ै दक इस अजधसूचना को भूतलक्षी प्रभाि से लागू दकये िाने से ( बोडड/जिभाग के समक्ष आिेिन
दकए िाने के िष ड से) दकसी भी व्यजि पर प्रजतकूल प्रभाि नहीं पडेगा।
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF DIRECT TAXES)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th February, 2026
S.O. 571(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’, Faridabad (PAN AAAJC0807B), 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), 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 ‘District Legal Service Authority’,
Faridabad-[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
(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.
2.1 Failure to comply with these conditions may result in the initiation of penal actions under the provisions
of the Income-tax Act, 1961 and withdrawal of the exemption granted u/s 10(46) of the Act.
3. This notification shall be deemed to have been applied for assessment years 2023-2024,2024-2025
and 2025-2026 and shall apply with respect to the assessment years 2026-2027, 2027-2028.
[Notification No. 17 /2026/ F. No. 300196/64/2018-ITA-I(Part-1)]
HARDEV SINGH, Under Secy.
Explanatory Memorandum
It is certified that no person is being adversely affected by giving retrospective effect (with effect from the
year of application made before the Board/Department) to this notification.
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