CIT v. Dalmia Cement Ltd.

13 ITR 415High Court1945#7231 most cited

What is CIT v. Dalmia Cement Ltd. authority for?

Depreciation should be allowed even if machinery is kept idle or not actively in use, as the term 'used' in the context of business purposes is interpreted broadly to include passive use.

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CIT v. Dalmia Cement Ltd. · 13 ITR 415 · Section 32 · depreciation allowance · machinery idle · passive use · active use · used for business purposes

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Dalmia Cement Ltd.

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., New Delhi vs. ACIT, Hisar

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 893/DEL/2014[2009-10]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi29 Apr 2019AY 2009-10

Bench: Sh. Bhavnesh Saini & Sh. N. S. Sainiita No. 893/Del/2014 : Asstt. Year : 2009-10 Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., Vs Asstt. Commissioner Of Jindal Centre, 12, Bhikaji Cama Income Tax, Hisar Circle, Place, New Delhi-110066 Hisar (Appellant) (Respondent) Pan No. Aaacj7079D Assessee By : Sh. Salil Kapoor, Adv., Sh. Sumit Lal Chandani, Adv., Ms. Ananya Kapoor, Adv. & Ms. Pallavi Saigal, Adv. Revenue By : Sh. Sanjay I. Bara, Cit Dr Date Of Hearing :05.03.2019 Date Of Pronouncement : 29.04.2019 Order Per N. S. Saini: This Is An Appeal Filed By The Assessee Against The Order Of Assessing Officer U/S 143(3)/144C(13) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 Dated 29.10.2018 For Assessment Years 2013-14

For Appellant: Sh. Salil Kapoor, AdvFor Respondent: Sh. Sanjay I. Bara, CIT DR
Section 143(3)Section 144CSection 80Section 80I

…judicially interpreted to include a case where the asset is kept ready for use, but is not actually put to use. The following decisions support the said proposition: " CIT vs. Viswanath Bhaskar Sathe (1937) 5 ITR 621 (Bom) " CIT vs. Dalmia Cement Ltd. (1945) 13 ITR 415 (Pat) " Machinery Manufacturers Corporation Ltd. v. CIT: 31 ITR 203 (Bom.) " Whittle Anderson Ltd. vs. CIT (1971) 79 ITR 613 (Bom) " Capital Bus Service P. Ltd. vs. CIT, (1980) 123 ITR 404 (Del) " CIT vs. Vayithri Plantations Ltd. (1981) 128 ITR 675 (Mad) " CIT vs. G.N. Agrawal (Individual): 217 ITR 250 (Bom.) " CIT vs. India Tea & Timber Trading…

CIT v. Dalmia Cement Ltd. (13 ITR 415) — Cited in 15 Judgments | BharatTax