Hotel Krithika International vs. The Deputy Commissioner-Iv
Held
The High Court directed the appellate authority (2nd respondent) to hear and dispose of the stay petitions within two months from the date of the order. It also ordered that coercive steps for recovery against the petitioner be kept in abeyance until the stay petitions are decided.
Facts
Hotel Krithika International filed a writ petition seeking a direction for the timely disposal of its pending appeals and stay petitions against assessment orders for the years 2017-18 to 2019-20. These appeals and stay petitions were filed before the Joint Commissioner of State Tax (Appeals) but remained undecided.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was the delay by the appellate authority in disposing of statutory appeals and stay petitions, necessitating a judicial directive to ensure their expeditious consideration and interim relief from coercive recovery.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI WEDNESDAY, THE 15TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2023 / 26TH MAGHA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 4970 OF 2023 PETITIONER: HOTEL KRITHIKA INTERNATIONAL VIZHINJAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695042 REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR, B. SURENDRA DAS. BY ADVS. RAHUL A. SABU C.J S.ANIL KUMAR (TRIVANDRUM) M.RAJAGOPAL APARNA ANIL RESPONDENTS: 1 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER-IV SPECIAL CIRCLE, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, TAX TOWERS, KARAMANA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695002 2 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX (APPEALS) STATE GST DEPARTMENT, TAX TOWERS, KARAMANA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695002 DR. THUSHARA JAMES, SR.GOVT. PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15.02.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 4970 OF 2023 2 T.R. RAVI, J. -------------------------------------------- W. P. (C). No. 4970 of 2023 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of February, 2023 JUDGMENT Admit. Se
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