Held - The lift installed in the building for the purpose of furtherance of business cannot be deemed to be a part of the building or an immovable property just because of the fact that it was fastened in the civil structure of the building by way of nuts, bolts and fasteners. Further, the lift so installed in his Hotel is not a customized lift but a pre-designed lift. These lifts require a specified area in a buil.....

Held - The lift therefore becomes part of the building and is not a separate thing per se. A lift does not have an identity when removed from the Building Therefore, the lift cannot be said to be separate from a Building. Also, it has to be borne in mind that a lift is not an item that is purchased and sold. It is a customized mechanism for transportation, designed to suit a specific building. Upon piece by piece i.....

Held - We find that the detachable sliding and stackable glass partitions are accounted in the Appellant’s books of account as fixed assets under the head “furniture and fixtures”. They are not capitalised as immovable property but rather as movable assets. here is no permanency in affixing such partitions as the same can be dismantled and re-fixed to signify a change in the dimensions of the work space. The fixing of the partitions to t.....

Held - The appellant has also not submitted any information as to how these items are getting embedded to the earth since the criteria for terming such items as “Plant and Machinery” is that they have to be fixed to the earth either by foundation or structural support. In the absence of such information we hold that Chiller, Air Handling Unit, Indoor/Outdoor Surveillance System (CCTV), electrical wiring and fixtures, Public Health Engineer.....

Held - It is also clear from the submissions of the applicant, that these are fixed to the building to create the office spaces and hence is sine qua non for the letting out of the office space. There cannot be office space unless these are fixed and hence it can be said to be permanently fastened to the building. Hence the fixing of sliding and stacking glass partitions amounts to addition or alteration to an immovable property and hence are .....

Held - This definition is in the context of “plant and machinery” and includes "apparatus, equipment and machinery” and contextually, the word “plant could include apparatus and equipments fixed to the earth by foundation or structural support that are used for making outward supply of goods or services or both and includes such foundation and structural supports, whereas machinery would be covered separately. The exclusion clause rela.....