Hotel Kottaram Regency vs. State Of Kerala
Held
The Court allowed the petition, adopting the reasoning from a judgment of even date in tagged cases. It held that FL3/FL11 licensees are not liable for interest on delayed ToT for specific periods if returns were filed by 31.03.2022 and tax cleared by 30.04.2022. Otherwise, interest would be payable from 01.05.2022. The impugned orders were quashed, and cases remitted for fresh assessment.
Facts
The petitioner, Hotel Kottaram Regency, challenged the interest liability imposed for delayed remittance of turnover tax (ToT) for the Financial Years 2020-21 and 2021-22. This writ petition was tagged and heard along with several other similar cases involving common questions of facts and law.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was the petitioner's liability to pay interest for delayed payment of turnover tax (ToT) for the financial years 2020-21 and 2021-22, specifically concerning the conditions and periods for such liability.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH THURSDAY, THE 30TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2023 / 9TH AGRAHAYANA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 2108 OF 2023 PETITIONER/S:
HOTEL KOTTARAM REGENCY, DOOR NO.1/191A, KUNNAMKULAM ROAD, ERUMAPETTY P.O, THRISSUR - 680 584, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER - V.R. SREEKUMAR, PIN - 680584
BY ADVS. K.I.MAYANKUTTY MATHER S.PARVATHI UTHARA ASOKAN
RESPONDENT/S:
1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY (TAXES), ROOM NO. 396, 1ST FLOOR, NEAR SOUTH CONFERENCE HALL, MAIN BLOCK, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM GPO, PIN - 695001 2 DEPUTY COMMISSIONER I, SPECIAL CIRCLE, STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT STATE TAX COMPLEX, POOTHOLE, THRISSUR - 680 581., PIN - 680581 3 DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, RECOVERY SECTION, STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT, POOTHOLE, THRISSUR - 680 581., PIN - 680581 4 COMMISSIONER, KERALA STATE GST DEPARTMENT, 9TH FLOOR, TAX TOWER, KILLIPPALAM, KARAMANA P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 002., PIN - 695002
BY MR MOHAMMED RAFIQ, SPL GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING RESERVED, THE COURT ON 30.11.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME
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