IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 17TH MARCH 2008 / 27TH PHALGUNA 1929 ITA.No. 198 of 2002 --------------------------- ITA.2/2000 OF I.T.A.TRIBUNAL,COCHIN BENCH .................... APPELLANT/ RESPONDENT: ----------------------------------------- SRI.K.P.CHANDRADASAN, CONTRACTOR, LAKSHMI NIVAS, POST PANTHEERANKAVU, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.K.A.SALIL NARAYANAN, SRI.V.P. MOHANDAS. RESPONDENT/ APPELLANT: ----------------------------------------- THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.R.MENON,SR.COUNSEL,GOI(TAXES), SRI.GEORGE K. GEORGE, SC. THIS INCOME TAX APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N. Ramachandran Nair & T.R. Ramachandran Nair, JJ. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I.T.A.No.198 of 2002 - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 17th day of March, 2008. JUDGMENT C.N. Ramachandran Nair, J. Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned Standing Counsel for the Department. The only question raised is whether the assessee is entitled to depreciation in the computation of income for the block period under Chapter XIV of the Income Tax Act. On going through the order of the Tribunal, we find that in the course of assessment, the assessee and the department agreed for estimation of income at 7.5% of the gross profit for some years and at 8% for the balance years. In view of the express provision contained in Section 158BB(4) of the Act, the assessee is not entitled to any set off of depreciation against the net income offered for assessment under the agreement. The clear finding of the Tribunal is that the assessee agreed in writing for the estimation of income at the rate prescribed above. We do not find any ground to interfere with the order of the Tribunal. Therefore, we dismiss the appeal. (C.N. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.)