CIT (E) v. Bhatia General Hospital (2018) 405 ITR 24 / 254 Taxman 285 (Bom.)(HC)

S. 32 : Depreciation – Hospital equipments – Since assessee could neither sell said hospital equipments as scrap nor it could use them and same were also written off in its books of account, written down value of hospital equipments was to be allowed as depreciation [ S.32(1)(iii) ]

Dismissing the appeal of the revenue the court held that ; as per principle laid down in S. 32(1)(iii) where a plant and machinery is discarded/destroyed in previous year, amount of money received on sale as such or as scrap or any insurance amount received to extent it falls short of written down value is allowed as depreciation, provided same is written off in books of account .Since assessee could neither sell said hospital equipments as scrap nor it could use them and same were also written off in its books of account, written down value of hospital equipments was to be allowed as depreciation.(AY. 2007-08)