M/S. Hotel Indraprastha vs. The Assistant Commissioner
Held
The High Court directed the Joint Commissioner (Appeals) to consider and dispose of the pending stay petition within three months, after affording the petitioner an opportunity of being heard. It further ordered that all recovery proceedings pursuant to the original assessment order be deferred until the stay petition is decided.
Facts
The petitioner filed an appeal and a stay petition before the Joint Commissioner (Appeals) against an assessment order issued by the Assistant Commissioner. Despite the stay petition being pending for over nine months, it remained undecided, leading to the initiation of recovery proceedings against the petitioner.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was the delay by the appellate authority in deciding a stay petition filed against an assessment order, while coercive recovery action was being pursued against the petitioner.
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WP(C) NO. 19483 OF 2023 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS FRIDAY, THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE 2023 / 26TH JYAISHTA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 19483 OF 2023 PETITIONERS: M/S. HOTEL INDRAPRASTHA, M.C. ROAD, S.H.MOUNT, KOTTAYAM REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNER SRI: K.P.KARTHIKEYAN, PIN - 686001 BY ADVS. HARISANKAR V. MENON MEERA V.MENON R.SREEJITH K.KRISHNA PARVATHY MENON RESPONDENTS: 1 THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, SPECIAL CIRCLE, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686001 2 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER (APPEALS), STATE GST DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDINGS, SASTHRI ROAD, KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686001 3 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, ARREAR RECOVERY, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, 2ND FLOOR, CIVIL STATION BUILDINGS, KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686002 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16.06.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 19483 OF 2023 2 JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed to direct the second respondent to consider and dispose of Ext.P2 appeal and Ext.P3 stay petition expeditiously and until such time to defer further proceedings pursuant to Ext.P1 order.
The petitioner's case is that, aggrieved by Ext.P1 order, they have
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