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S. 32: Depreciation —Block of assets – Loss on sale of motor car debited in Profit and loss account was held to be not allowable, however depreciation was held to be allowable after reducing sale proceeds from remaining block of assets . [ S. 2(11) ]

Pearl Freight Services P. Ltd. v. ACIT (2018) 61 ITR 390 (Mum) (Trib)

S. 32: Depreciation – Right to operate the toll road /bridge -Commercial rights which is entitle to deprecation .[ S.32(1)(ii)]

ACIT v. Progressive Constructions Ltd ( 2018) 161 DTR 289 /63 ITR 516/191 TTJ 549 ( SB) ( Hyd) (Trib)

S. 32: Depreciation — For the prior period the revenue cannot thrust upon the depreciation on the basis of written down value , in the preceding years , if the assessee had not claimed it . [S. 32, Expl. 5, 43(6) ]

CIT v. Reliance Industries Ltd ( 2018) 161 DTR 420 /( 2019) 410 ITR 468 ( Bom) (HC)Editorial: Matter remanded to High Court, CIT v. Reliance Industries Ltd ( 2019) 410 ITR 466 /175 DTR 1/ 307 CTR 121 (SC)

S. 32:Depreciation- Unabsorbed depreciation allowance available in assessment years 1995-96 to 2001-02, to be carried forward to succeeding years. [ S. 32(2) ]

RB Polymers Ltd. v. CIT (2018) 168 ITD 463 (Kol) (Trib.)

S. 32: Depreciation — Leasehold rights of coal bearing Land — Intangible Assets — Not entitled to depreciation [ S. 32(1)(iii) ]

Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. v. DCIT (2018) 61 ITR 585 (Ctk) (Trib)

S. 32: Depreciation — Advertising Company — Hoardings is entitled to 100 Per Cent. depreciation.

DCIT v. Vantage Advertising P. LTD. (2018) 61 ITR 564 (Kol) (Trib)

S. 32: Depreciation —Batteries used along with Ups and forming system for power back up in case of power failure was entitled to depreciation at 60%.

DCIT v. Lotwin Online Lottery P. Ltd. (2018) 61 ITR 661 (Mum) (Trib)

S. 32: Depreciation — Block of assets — Sale of bottles and crates was not revenue receipts, sale proceeds to be reduced from block of assets [ S. 2(11), 43(5) ]

CIT v. Parle Soft Drinks (Bangalore Pvt. Ltd. (2018) 400 ITR 108 / 161 DTR 86 / 252 Taxman 147/ 161 DTR 86 / 300 CTR 415/ (2017) 88 Taxmann.com 24 (Bom) (HC) CIT v.Parle Bottling Pvt Ltd (2018) 400 ITR 108/ 161 DTR 86 / 252 Taxman 147 / 300 CTR 415 (Bom) (HC) Editorial ; Order in Parle Soft Drinks P. Ltd. v. JCIT ( 2013) 27 ITR 663 ( Mum) (Trib) is affirmed.Editorial: SLP of revenue is dismissed , CIT v. Parle Soft Drinks (Bangalore Pvt. Ltd. (2018) 258 Taxman 61 (SC)

S. 32 : Depreciation – Application of income as cost of assets -–Disallowance of depreciation- Amendment applies prospectively [ S. 11 (6) ]

CIT v. Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology. (2018) 400 ITR 66/ 165 DTR 104 /302 CTR 332 (T & AP) (HC) Editorial: Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology v. ADIT ( E ) ( 2015) 42 ITR 219 ( Hyd) (Trib) is affirmed

S.32: Depreciation- Charitable trust – Depreciation is allowable on assets whose cost of acquisition allowed as application to charitable purpose [ S. 12AA, 13(3) ]

CIT v. Shyam Lal Panwar Anandi Devi Memorial Charitable Trust. (2018) 400 ITR 393 (Raj) (HC)