Case Law Details
CIT-LTU Vs Lakshmi General Finance Ltd (Merged with Sundaram Finance Limited) (Madras High Court)
Whether on the facts and circumstances of the case, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal was right in holding that the assessee was entitled to claim depreciation on the windmills even though the wind mills had not generated any electricity during the previous year and thus there was no user of the asset for the purpose of the business of generation of power?
HC held that even trial production machineries kept ready for use etc., were considered to be used for the purpose of business to qualify for depreciation and further held that it would amount to passive use and would qualify for depreciation.
FULL TEXT OF THE JUDGMENT/ORDER OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
Challenging the order passed in I.T.A.No. 11 86/Mds/201 0 in respect of the Assessment Year 1999-2000 on the file of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chennai, ”B” Bench (for brevity, the Tribunal), the Revenue has filed the above appeal.
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