Dcit, Circle-1(1)(1), Ahmedabad, ... vs Amneal Pharmaceuticals Private ... on 12 March, 2026
10. Similar view has been taken by the Ahmedabad Tribunal in Gujarat
State Financial Services Ltd. vs. Deputy Commissioner of Income-tax
[2025] 174 taxmann.com 461 (Ahmedabad - Trib.), wherein the Tribunal
held that the restriction in section 80G of the Act relating to CSR donations
is specifically confined to donations made to Swachh Bharat Kosh and Clean
Ganga Fund as provided under section 80G(2)(a)(iiihk) and (iiihl). The
Tribunal held that where the assessee made CSR contribution to another
eligible fund which satisfied the conditions of section 80G of the Act, the
deduction cannot be denied merely because the payment formed part of CSR
expenditure.