Kals Breweries PVT. LTD. vs. State Of Kerala
Held
The High Court directed the authorities not to enforce the impugned revenue recovery notices for the penalty amount until the Appellate Authority passes a decision on the appeal against the assessment order. The Appellate Authority was also instructed to dispose of the appeal expeditiously.
Facts
Kals Breweries Pvt. Ltd. challenged revenue recovery notices issued for realizing penalty amounts assessed under the Kerala General Sales Tax Act. The petitioner had an appeal pending before the Appellate Authority against the underlying assessment order, and the order on that appeal had already been reserved.
Key Issues
The primary legal issue was whether revenue recovery notices for a penalty amount could be enforced while an appeal against the foundational assessment order, on which the penalty depends, was pending and reserved for decision by the Appellate Authority.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH TUESDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL 2024 / 13TH CHAITHRA, 1946 WP(C) NO.9624 OF 2024 PETITIONER :- KALS BREWERIES PVT. LTD., AGED 50 YEARS POOLANI, CHALAKUDY, THRISSUR, PIN - 680 311 REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED SIGNATORY, MR. T.S AJITH BY ADVS. ABRAHAM JOSEPH MARKOS V.ABRAHAM MARKOS ISAAC THOMAS P.G.CHANDAPILLAI ABRAHAM ALEXANDER JOSEPH MARKOS SHARAD JOSEPH KODANTHARA JOHN VITHAYATHIL AIBEL MATHEW SIBY RESPONDENTS :- 1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 001 2 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, TAX PAYER SERVICES DIVISION, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, IRINJALAKUDA, PIN - 680 125 3 JOINT COMMISSIONER (APPEALS), STATE GST DEPARTMENT,3RD FLOOR, SGST COMPLEX, POOTHOLE,THRISSUR, PIN - 680 004 SMT. RESHMITA RAMACHANDRAN, GP SRI.P.R.SREEJITH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02.04.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO.9624 OF 2024 JUDGMENT Dated this the 2 nd day of April
, 2024
The present writ petition has been filed i
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