Mohandas Gangadharan vs. Assistant Commissioner
Held
The High Court directed the appellate authorities (respondents 2/3) to consider and dispose of the petitioner's rectification petition within two months. It further ordered that all proceedings pursuant to the assessment order and demand notice shall stand deferred until a decision is made on the rectification petition.
Facts
The petitioner challenged an assessment order, and their subsequent appeal was dismissed. Claiming an error apparent, the petitioner filed a rectification petition against the appellate order. During the pendency of this petition, a demand notice was issued, leading the petitioner to seek expeditious disposal of the rectification petition and deferment of recovery proceedings.
Key Issues
The key legal issues were whether the appellate authority should be directed to expeditiously decide a pending rectification petition and if recovery proceedings should be stayed until its disposal.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS TUESDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF JUNE 2023 / 16TH JYAISHTA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 17387 OF 2023 PETITIONER: MOHANDAS GANGADHARAN, AGED 71 YEARS PROPRIETOR, V.K.G STORES, 22/600, MUTTOM BAZAR, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688524 BY ADVS. R.JAIKRISHNA NARAYANI HARIKRISHNAN C.S.ARUN SHANKAR ANISH P. RESPONDENTS: 1 ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, TAX PAYER SERVICE CIRCLE, MINI CIVIL STATION, NEAR GOVT HOSPITAL, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 691013 2 JOINT COMMISSIONER (APPEALS), OFFICE OF JOINT COMMISSIONER (APPEALS), STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT ASHRAMAM, KOLLAM, PIN – 691002 3 JOINT COMMISSIONER (APPEALS), OFFICE OF JOINT COMMISSIONER (APPEALS), STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT KOTTAYAM, PIN – 686001 4 STATE TAX OFFICER (ARREAR RECOVERY), OFFICE OF THE JOINT COMMISSIONER, TAX PAYER SERVICES, STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT BSNL BHAVAN, HEAD POST OFFICE ROAD, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688001 GP SMT RESMITHA R CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06.06.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P.(C)No.17387/2023 -:2
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