M/S. Antony’S Tower vs. The Deputy Commissioner
Held
The Court directed the appellate authority to consider the petitioner's stay petitions expeditiously, within two months. It also ordered that all recovery proceedings be deferred until orders are passed on these stay petitions.
Facts
The petitioner, a dealer under the Kerala Central Sales Tax Act, was subjected to penalty and assessment orders. Despite filing statutory appeals and stay petitions against these orders, recovery proceedings were initiated, leading the petitioner to seek judicial intervention.
Key Issues
The key issue was whether recovery proceedings should be deferred pending the disposal of statutory appeals and stay petitions filed against penalty and assessment orders.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN MONDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF MAY 2024 / 6TH JYAISHTA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 16972 OF 2024 PETITIONER: M/S. ANTONY'S TOWER MAIN ROAD, PATHANAPURAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER ARCH ANTONY, PIN – 689 695. BY ADVS. S.ANIL KUMAR SABU C.J RAHUL A. G.RISHRAJ RESPONDENTS: 1 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TAX PAYER SERVICES DIVISION, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN – 691 506. 2 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX (APPEALS) STATE GST DEPARTMENT, ASRAMOM, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN – 691 002. 3 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (ARREAR RECOVERY) OFFICE OF THE JOINT COMMISSIONER, TAX PAYER SERVICES, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, ASRAMOM, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN – 691 002. SRI. ARUN AJAY SHANKAR - GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27.05.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C).No.16972 OF 2024 2 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a dealer registered under the provisions of the Kerala Central Sales Tax Act, 1963 (for short, ‘the Act’). The 1st respondent, vide Exts.P1 to P1(c) orders, imposed penalty on the petitioner u
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