Depreciation on cooling chambers of the cold storage is allowable at the rate of 25%

Shyam Enteprises Vs CIT (Allahabad High Court)-Amendment in S. 43 (3) w.e.f. 1.4.2004 does not make any change in the definition of the word ‘plant’, which remains an inclusive definition. It includes buildings or furniture and fittings, which are other than, and are not integrally connected with the plant. The building, which does not have separate existence, and is integral part of the plant, used for the purposes of business or profession, is not to be treated separately for depreciation. He submits that the ratio of the judgement of Calcutta High Court in Commissioner of Income...