TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
1990 (6) TMI 86
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....sessments made by the ITO were erroneous in so far as it is prejudicial to the interests of Revenue as the ITO had inadvertently allowed investment allowance amounting to Rs. 26,969 and Rs. 2,473 and additional depreciation amounting to Rs. 5,394 and Rs. 494, respectively, for asst. yrs. 1983-84 and 1984-85. It was observed by the CIT that the assessee is not manufacturing any article or thing within the meaning of s. 32A and further such machineries were not installed but these machineries are moving and do not require any installation at any stage and hence no investment allowance could be validly granted on the aforesaid machinery. He therefore set aside the assessment orders and directed the ITO to withdraw the amount of investment allo....
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....ons that any item of plant and machinery used for the purposes of business of construction would be eligible for grant of investment allowance provided the other conditions mentioned in s. 32A are satisfied which, in the present case, are fully satisfied and has not been disputed by the ITO. Alternatively it was contended that the business of constructing buildings is also covered by the term `manufacture or production of any article or thing, not being an article or thing specified in the XI Schedule'. As regards the interpretation of term installation made by the CIT in the impugned order under s. 263, it was contended that it is not necessary that item of plant and machinery should be installed or embedded in earth in order to qualify fo....
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..... The learned Departmental Representative supported the order passed by the CIT and contended that the assessee is not entitled to grant of any investment allowance or additional depreciation on the various items of plant and machinery purchased for carrying or the work of construction of buildings, it was contended that construction work does not amount to carrying out the work of manufacture or production of any article or thing contemplated in s. 32A. furthermore, the item of plant and machinery had not been installed and were movable items which are not entitled to investment allowance. He relied upon the detailed reasons given in the order passed by the CIT under s. 263. 5. We have carefully considered the rival submissions made by ....
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....irst put to use in the immediately succeeding previous year. The plant or machinery referred to in sub-s. (1) has been further defined in s. 23A (2) Sec. 32A(2)(b) (iii) is reproduced hereunder which is relevant for the purposes of our consideration relating to the aforesaid matter : "32A(2)(b)(iii) In any other undertaking for the purposes of business of construction, manufacture of production of any article or thing not being an article or thing specified in the list in the Eleventh Schedule." A comparison of the aforesaid provision with the Explanation given in s. 45(d) of the WT Act clearly reveals that the meaning and scope of the term "any other understanding using plant and machinery" as contemplated in s. 32A is much wider tha....