Mohammed Najeeb vs. The State Tax Officer
Held
The High Court directed the 2nd respondent (appellate authority) to first consider the delay condonation petition and, if allowed, then dispose of the stay application within two months. Coercive recovery steps were ordered to be kept in abeyance until the disposal of these petitions.
Facts
The petitioner filed an appeal against an assessment order, along with a delay condonation petition and a stay application, before the appellate authority. Coercive recovery steps were initiated against the petitioner, leading to this writ petition seeking directions for expeditious consideration of the pending applications.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether the appellate authority should be directed to expeditiously consider the petitioner's delay condonation and stay applications, and if coercive recovery steps should be stayed during this process.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND DAY OF MARCH 2023 / 1ST CHAITHRA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 9960 OF 2023 PETITIONER: MOHAMMED NAJEEB PROPRIETOR, M/S.ALIF HARDWARES, VAZHICHERRY, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 688002 BY ADVS. HRITHWIK D. NAMBOOTHIRI P.N.DAMODARAN NAMBOODIRI RESPONDENTS: 1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER 2ND CIRCLE, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 688001 2 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER (APPEALS) STATE GST DEPARTMENT, KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686001 3 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER STATE GST DEPARTMENT, ALAPPUZHA, PIN – 688001 DR.THUSHARA JAMES, SR.GOVT.PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22.03.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 9960 OF 2023 2 T.R. RAVI, J. -------------------------------------------- W. P. (C). No.9960 of 2023 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of March, 2023 JUDGMENT Admit. Government Pleader takes notice for respondents.
The limited prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider
The judgment continues below.
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