M/S. Hotel Indraprastha (Formerly - Hotel Sun Beam) vs. The Deputy Commissioner (Special Circle)
Held
The High Court directed the appellate authority to consider and pass orders on the petitioner's stay petition within two months. It further ordered that all coercive recovery proceedings against the petitioner be kept in abeyance until a decision is taken on the stay petition.
Facts
The petitioner, assessed under the Kerala Goods and Services Tax (KGST) Act, filed an appeal and a stay petition against an assessment order. While the stay petition was pending before the appellate authority, the petitioner faced revenue recovery proceedings for the amounts due.
Key Issues
The primary legal issue was whether coercive recovery proceedings should be kept in abeyance when an appeal and a stay application against an assessment order are pending before the first appellate authority.
AI-generated summary — verify with the full judgment below
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P. FRIDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF DECEMBER 2022 / 2ND POUSHA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 42212 OF 2022 PETITIONER/S: M/S. HOTEL INDRAPRASTHA (FORMERLY - HOTEL SUN BEAM) ATTAKULANGARA THIRUVANAMTHAPURAM-695 023 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER K.P.INDRABALAN , PIN - 695023 BY ADVS. HARISANKAR V. MENON MEERA V.MENON R.SREEJITH K.KRISHNA RESPONDENT/S: 1 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (SPECIAL CIRCLE) STATE GST DEPARTMENT, TAXES TOWER, KILLIPPALLAM THIRUVANAMTHAPURAM, PIN - 695002 2 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER (APPEALS) STATE GST DEPARTMENT. TAXES TOWER KILLIPPALAM THIRUVANAMTHAPURAM , PIN - 695002 3 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER STATE GST DEPARTMENT. TAXES TOWER KILLIPPALAM THIRUVANAMTHAPURAM , PIN - 695002 Smt. Thushara James, SR GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23.12.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 42212 OF 2022 2 JUDGMENT
Petitioner suffered Ext.P1 order of assessment under the provisions of the KGST Act. Petitioner preferred Ext.P2 appeal along with Ext.P3 stay petition before the 2nd respondent. Pending consideration of the stay petition by the 2nd
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