Artech Realtors PVT. LTD. vs. The State Tax Officer (I.B.)-Ii
Held
The High Court directed the Kerala Value Added Tax Appellate Tribunal (3rd respondent) to hear and dispose of the petitioner's stay petitions within two months. It further ordered that all coercive recovery steps against the petitioner be kept in abeyance until the stay petitions are decided.
Facts
The petitioner, facing recovery steps based on demand notices for the years 2013-2016, had filed appeals and stay petitions before the Kerala Value Added Tax Appellate Tribunal. As these appeals and stay petitions were pending, the petitioner sought a direction from the High Court for their expeditious disposal and a stay on recovery proceedings.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was the delay by the appellate tribunal in disposing of stay petitions against demand notices, which led to the initiation of coercive recovery proceedings against the petitioner despite pending appeals.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2023 / 19TH MAGHA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 4116 OF 2023 PETITIONER: ARTECH REALTORS PVT. LTD. THYCAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695014 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR SRI.T.S. ASOK. BY ADVS. RAHUL A. SABU C.J M.RAJAGOPAL APARNA ANIL RESPONDENTS: 1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER (I.B.)-II 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 3 THE KERALA VALUE ADDED TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL ADDITIONAL BENCH, SASTHAMANGALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695010. REPRESENTED BY ITS ASST. SECRETARY. 4 THE TAHSILDAR (R.R.) FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695023 Dr.THUSHARA JAMES, SR.GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08.02.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 4116 OF 2023 2 T.R. RAVI, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.4116 of 2023 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of February, 2023 JUDGMENT Admit. Senior Government Pleader takes
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