Income-Tax Officer vs Budge Budge Co. Ltd. on 7 November, 2005
However, the Assessing Officer was of the view that since the assets have not been used by the assessee-company for the business purposes because the company had suspended its operation during the entire year, the depreciation allowance cannot be granted in view of ratio of decision in CIT v. Oriental Coal Co, Ltd. , Hindustan Chemical Works Ltd. v. CIT and Hyderabad Construction Co. Ltd. v. C7T . It was also found by the Assessing Officer that the assessee claimed a sum of Rs. 15,69,383 as revenue expenditure incurred in connection with filling up of pond and levelling of low land etc., which has now started yielding rental income for the assessee. The Assessing Officer was of the view that the expenditure claimed by the assessee is capital in nature and hence, he disallowed the same. Further, it was also found that the assessee claimed travelling expenses in excess of Rule 6D, therefore, he disallowed Rs. 18,599 and added the same in the income of the assessee. Accordingly, the assessment was completed at an income of Rs. 1,69,782 vide order dated 25-2-1998 passed under Section 143(3)/251 of the Income-tax Act. The assessee preferred first appeal before the Ld. CIT(A). The Ld. CIT(A) while upholding the disallowance made by the Assessing Officer directed the Assessing Officer to allow correct unabsorbed depreciation under Section 32 as also the business loss for carry forward as per law and passed a speaking order in respect of levy of interest charged under Section 234B of the Income-tax Act and accordingly, partly allowed the assessee's appeal. The assessee preferred second appeal before the Tribunal. The Tribunal while upholding the addition/disallowance made by the Assessing Officer dismissed the assessee's appeal vide order dated 31-12-2004 passed in ITA No. 2384/K/2003. In the mean while, the Assessing Officer vide order dated 28-7-1999 revised the assessment under Section 154 and computed the assessee's income at 'nil' as under: