''Held:- The issue involved in these appeals has
been considered by the Hon'ble Gujarat High Court in Tax
Appeal No. 604/2012 decided on 29-1-2013, in
Commissioner of Income Tax, Ahemdabad-III vs. Parry
Enginerng and Electronics (P) Ltd. In the case aforesaid
Hon'ble Gujarat High Court held that ''Windmill would
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M/s. Sunstone Engineering Industries (P) Ltd.,Jaipur vs. ITO, Ward- (T&J), Jaipur
require scientifically designed machinery in order to harness
the wind energy to the maximum potential. Such device has
to be fitted and mounted on a civil construction, equipped
with electric fittings in order to transmit the electricity so
generated. Such civil structure and electric fittings, therefore,
it can be well imaged, would be highly specialized. Thus,
such civil construction and electric fitting would have no
used other than for the purpose of functioning of the wind
mill. On the other hand, it can be easily imagined that
windmill cannot function without appropriate installation
and electrification. In other words, the installation of wind
mill and the civil structure and the electric fittings are so
closely interconnected and linked as to form the common
plant. As already noted, the legislature has provided for
higher rate of depreciation of 80 per cent on renewable
energy devises including wind mill and any specially
designed devise, which runs on wind mill. The civil structure
and electric fittings, equipments are part and parcel of the
wind mill and cannot be separated form the same. The
assessee's claim for higher depreciation on such investment
was, therefore, rightly allowed.
"The issue involved in these appeals has been considered by the
Hon'ble Gujarat High Court in Tax Appeal No. 604/2012,
decided on 29.1.2013, in Commissioner of Income Tax,
Ahmedabad-III v. Parry Engineering and Electronics Pvt. Ltd.
In the case aforesaid Hon'ble Gujarat High Court held that
"Windmill would require a scientifically designed machinery in
order to harness the wind energy to the maximum potential.
8. The Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana High Court in the case of
CIT Vs. Eastman Impex (Supra) after considering the judgments
rendered in the case of CIT Vs. K.K. Enterprises reported as 108
DTR 109 by Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court and the Hon'ble
Gujarat High Court in the case of CIT Vs. Parry Engineering and
Electronics Pvt. Ltd. reported as 49 taxmann.com 252 has held
that Civil work and installation and commissioning work of
windmill are eligible for depreciation @80%.
3.4.4. It has been held in the case of Parry Engineering &
Electronics Ltd. (supra) that - "Windmill would require
a scientifically designed machinery in order to harness
the wind energy to the maximum potential. Such
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M/s. Gangaur Export Pvt. Ltd.
In the case of CIT v/s Miraj
Products Pvt. Ltd. (supra), the Hon'ble Rajasthan High Court while
deciding identical issue relied upon the decision of the Hon'ble Gujarat
High Court in CIT v/s Perry Engineering and Electronics Pvt. Ltd., and
held that, since, the wind mill has to be fitted and mounted on a civil
construction, such civil construction is integrally connected with the
wind mill system and has to be considered as part of it. Therefore, the
rate of depreciation applicable to wind mill would also apply to civil
construction work. The same view has been expressed by the Co-
ordinate Bench in case of assessee's sister concern as referred to
above. Facts are identical in the present case also. There is no dispute
that the civil construction on which the assessee has claimed
depreciation at higher rate are the foundation work for installing the
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wind mill generator. In fact, the Assessing Officer has also accepted
the aforesaid factual position while referring to the decision of the
Tribunal in case of assessee's sister concern and has restricted
disallowance to 5% only for keeping the issue alive. In view of the
settled position of law, we uphold the order of the learned
Commissioner (Appeals) by dismissing the grounds raised.