CIT v. HLS India Ltd.

335 ITR 292High Court2011#5124 most cited

What is CIT v. HLS India Ltd. authority for?

An assessee engaged in the business of rendering services to mineral oil concerns for drilling operations on a charter hire basis using its own oil rigs is eligible for the higher rate of depreciation under Section 32 for plant and machinery used in mineral oil exploration.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 292,668 Indian tax judgments — from 2016 to 2024.

Also referred to as

CIT v. HLS India Ltd. · Section 32 · mineral oil exploration · oil rigs · charter hire · depreciation rate · Appendix I of Income Tax Rules · 1962

Also reported as

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Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. HLS India Ltd.

ACIT CIRCLE-15(1)(2), MUMBAI vs. M/S DUNNIMMA ENGINEERS & DIVERS ENTERPRISES PVT LTD., MUMBAI

In the result, both the appeals of Revenue are dismissed

ITA 2657/MUM/2019[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai25 Mar 2021AY 2013-14

Bench: Sri Mahavir Singh, Vp & Sri S Rifaur Rahman, Am आमकय अऩीर िं./ Ita No. 2657/Mum/2019 (ननधाायण वर्ा / Assessment Year 2013-14) आमकय अऩीर िं./ Ita No. 3250/Mum/2019 (ननधाायण वर्ा / Assessment Year 2014-15) The Asst. Commissioner Of Income M/S Dunnimaa Engineers & Tax, Circle-15(1)(2) Drivers Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. 4 Th Room No. 438A, Floor, फनाभ/ D-159, Midc, Nerul, Navi Aayakar Bhavan, M.K. Road, Mumbai-400 706 Vs. Mumbai-400 020 (अऩीराथी / Appellant) (प्रत्मथी/ Respondent) स्थामी रेखा िं./Pan No. Aabcd0115D अऩीराथी की ओय े/ Appellant By : Shri Kailash Kanojia, Dr प्रत्मथी की ओय े/ Respondent By : Shri Rajesh Shah, Ar ुनवाई की तायीख / Date Of Hearing: 25.03.2021 घोर्णा की तायीख / Date Of Pronouncement: 25.03.2021

For Appellant: Shri Kailash Kanojia, DRFor Respondent: Shri Rajesh Shah, AR
Section 143(3)Section 14A

…whether the Ld.CIT(A) was correct in Law, in deleting the disallowance of depreciation amounting to Rs.2,21,35,877/-, by relying on the decision in the case of DCIT vs. Gearhert India Ltd (1999) 64 TTJ (Del) 63 and the decision of CIT vs. HLS Inida Ltd (2011) 335 ITR 292 (Delhi) and holding that the assessee is entitled for depreciation as per IT Rules, ignoring that in both the said decision the matter was set aside to the file of the AO to re-examine whether nature of operations and equipment in question were same as used by the assessee and mineral concern i.e., OIL/ONOC, thereby the Ld.CIT(A) has unilaterally…

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