TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
1993 (2) TMI 56
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....erred the following three questions to this court under section 256(1) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 : "(1) Whether, on the facts and in the circumstances of the case, the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal was right in law in holding that the roads and culverts for the factory are plant and as such the assessee is entitled to depreciation and development rebate? (2) Whether, on the facts and in the ci....
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.... carry on the business activity of the assessee are "buildings" within the meaning of section 32 of the Income-tax Act, 1961. Thus, roads laid within the factory can be an integral part of the factory premises. So far as culverts are concerned, we are of the opinion that they are parts of roads and, therefore, they stand on the same footing as roads. As roads are required to be held as parts of th....
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.... In that view of the matter, we have to proceed on the basis that telephone equipment is installed in the separate administrative building. If that is so, the provisions contained in section 33(6) will become applicable as there is no dispute that the telephone equipment was installed after March 31, 1965. After March 31, 1965, no development rebate is to be allowed in respect of any machinery or ....