K.J. Jagath Simhan vs. The State Tax Officer
Held
The High Court directed the 2nd respondent (Deputy Commissioner (Appeals)) to consider and dispose of the petitioner's Ext.P6 request within one month, in accordance with law and the directions in Ext.P5 judgment, after providing an opportunity of being heard. All coercive proceedings were deferred until a decision on Ext.P6.
Facts
The petitioner's appeal against an assessment order was rejected for non-payment of the Kerala Legal Benefit Fund (KLBF) fee. After a previous High Court judgment (Ext.P5) directed the appellate authority to consider the appeal if the KLBF defect was cured, the petitioner paid the fee and submitted a request (Ext.P6) for the appeal's admission, but the appellate authority refused to consider this request.
Key Issues
Whether the appellate authority was justified in refusing to consider the petitioner's request to admit an appeal after the procedural defect of non-payment of the Kerala Legal Benefit Fund fee was cured as per a previous court order.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS MONDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF JUNE 2023 / 29TH JYAISHTA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 19808 OF 2023 PETITIONER: K.J. JAGATH SIMHAN, AGED 32 YEARS PROPRIETOR, M/S. KONDAPURAM KALATHIL GAS AGENCIES, MELAMURI, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678006 BY ADVS. HARISANKAR V. MENON MEERA V.MENON R.SREEJITH K.KRISHNA PARVATHY MENON RESPONDENTS: 1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT, 1ST CIRCLE, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678001 2 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (APPEALS) STATE GOODS & SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678001 3 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX (ARREAR RECOVERY) STATE GOODS & SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678001 4 THE COMMISSIONER OF STATE GST STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT, TAX TOWERS, KILLIPPALAM, KARAMANA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 5 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, TAXES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 BY SMT. THUSHARA JAMES-SENIOR GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19.06.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P.(C).NO. 19808 OF 2023 2 JUDGM
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