A. Kishore vs. State Of Kerala
Held
The Court noted that during the pendency of the writ petition, the petitioner's representation for GST compensation had been considered and an order passed by the Executive Engineer, PWD. In light of this development, the Court found that nothing further survived in the writ petition.
Facts
A government contractor filed a writ petition seeking the release of 'Net GST compensation' from various government departments and to prevent or adjust GST recovery steps initiated by the Deputy Commissioner (Arrear Recovery) due to these pending compensation claims.
Key Issues
The primary legal issue was whether the authorities could be compelled to release GST compensation and if ongoing GST recovery proceedings should be stayed or adjusted due to the pending compensation claims.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH MONDAY, THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY 2024 / 2ND MAGHA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 38505 OF 2023 PETITIONER/S: A. KISHORE AGED 52 YEARS (GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR), S/O. ARJUNAN, ANJALI, KANNANCODU, VETTIKAVALA P.O., KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN – 691538. BY ADV ANCHAL C.VIJAYAN RESPONDENT/S: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 2 THE CHIEF ENGINEER (ROADS AND BRIDGES) PUBLIC OFFICE, MUSEUM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033 3 THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (FINANCE, EXPENDITURE AND RESOURCES) DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 4 THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PWD ROADS AND BRIDGES, SOUTH CIRCLE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033 5 THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD ROADS DIVISION, KOLLAM, PIN - 691006
WP(C) NO. 38505 OF 2023 2 6 THE CHIEF ENGINEER KERALA STATE RURAL ROADS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, 3RD FLOOR, REVENUE COMPLEX, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033 7 THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEE
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