Ito (E) - 2(2), Mumbai vs Punjab Kesari Charitable Trust, Mumbai on 16 January, 2019
" 4. Question No. 2 herein is identical to the question
which was raised before the Bombay High Court in the
case of Director of Income Tax (Exemption) v. Framjee
Cawasjee Institute (1993) 109 CTR 463 (Bom). In that
case, the facts were as follows: The assessee was the
Trust. It derived its income from depreciable assets. The
assessee took into account depreciation on those assets in
computing the income of me Trust. The Income Tax Officer
held that depredation could not be taken into account
ITA 5578/Mum/2017
because full capital expenditure had been allowed in the
year of acquisition of the assets. The assessee went in
appeal before the Assistant Appellate Commissioner. The
appeal was rejected. The Tribunal, however, took the view
that when the Income Tax Officer stated that full
expenditure had been allowed in the year of acquisition of
the assets, what he really meant was that the amount
spent on acquiring those assets had been treated as
'application of income' of the Trust in the year in which the
income was spent in acquiring those assets. This did not
mean that in computing income from those assets in
subsequent years, depreciation in respect of those assets
cannot be taken into account. This view of the Tribunal has
been confirmed by, the Bombay High Court in the above
judgment. Hence, Question No. 2 is covered by the decision
of the Bombay High Court in the above judgment.
Consequently, Question No. 2 is answered in the
affirmative i.e., in favour of the assesses and against, the
department.