Fixed Assets

Fixed assets, 'Fixed assets' in general comprise those assets which are held for the purpose of conducting a business, in contradistinction to those assets which the proprietor holds for the purpose of converting into cash, and they include real estate, building, machinery, etc. Union of India v. United Collieries Ltd., AIR 1985 SC 192 (195): (1985) 1 SCC 305: (1985) 2 SCR 209. [Coal mines (Nationaliza-tion) Act, (26 of 1973), s. 2(h)(xii)]