Kumudam Printers Pvt. Ltd. vs Commissioner Of Income-Tax on 21 June, 1996
and Bros.. The actual cost of a cinema theatre includes any payment made to a third party for assistance in preparing plans for the construction, and for securing permits, priorities, import licences and foreign exchange for the materials (Habib Hussein v. CIT [1963] 48 ITR 859 (Bom)), but not ground rent and corporation tax which are payable whether or not the theatre is built (Kapur Sons and Co. v. CIT [1986] 157 ITR 382 (Delhi)).