Zia Ul Haq vs. State Tax Officer
Held
The Court directed the 1st respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on the petitioner's rectification application (Exhibit P-5) within two weeks. It also ordered that no coercive measures be taken against the petitioner until a decision on the application is made.
Facts
The petitioner challenged an assessment order and a summary order for the year 2017-2018, also seeking to declare Section 16(4) of the CGST/SGST Act unconstitutional. However, the petitioner's counsel confined the argument to seeking a time-bound disposal of a rectification application filed under Section 161 of the GST Acts.
Key Issues
The primary issue addressed by the Court was the expeditious disposal of the petitioner's rectification application, rather than the broader challenges to the assessment order or the constitutionality of Section 16(4).
Sections Cited
Section 161
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF APRIL 2024 / 14TH CHAITHRA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 12906 OF 2024 PETITIONER: ZIA UL HAQ, AGED 47 YEARS, PROPRIETOR OUTSHINE TENTS & AWNINGS, MLA ROAD, CHANDIROOR, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688537. BY ADVS. SRI. V. DEVANANDA NARASIMHAM SMT. SHEEJA D. K. RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE TAX OFFICER, TAXPAYER SERVICES CIRCLE, MINI CIVIL STATION, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688524. 2 STATE TAX OFFICER (ARREAR RECOVERY), OFFICE OF THE JOINT COMMISSIONER, KSGST DEPARTMENT, BSNL BHAVAN, 2ND FLOOR, HEAD POST OFFICE ROAD, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688001. 3 UNDER SECRETARY, CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, NEW DELHI, PIN – 110023. 4 COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAXES, KSGST DEPARTMENT, 9TH FLOOR, TAX TOWER, KILLIPALAM, KARAMANA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695002. BY ADV. SMT. RESHMITA RAMACHANDRAN – GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03.04.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 12906 OF 2024 2 DINESH KUMAR SINGH, J. -------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 12906 of 2024 -------
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