M/S. Karthika Bar And Restaurant vs. The State Tax Officer
Held
The High Court directed the appellate authority to consider and pass orders on the petitioner's stay application within two months, provided the delay in filing the appeal is condoned. Recovery proceedings under the assessment order were ordered to be kept in abeyance until a decision on the stay application.
Facts
The petitioner, M/s. Karthika Bar and Restaurant, received an assessment order under the Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963. They filed an appeal along with applications for condonation of delay and stay, but recovery proceedings were initiated. The petitioner sought a direction to keep recovery in abeyance until the stay application was decided.
Key Issues
The key issue was whether recovery proceedings should be stayed pending a decision on the petitioner's stay application filed before the appellate authority, especially when an application for condonation of delay was also pending.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P. WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF DECEMBER 2022 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 41176 OF 2022 PETITIONER: M/S. KARTHIKA BAR AND RESTAURANT MAIDANAM,VARKALA, THIRUVANAMTHAPURAM . REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, K.P.INDRABALAN , PIN - 695141 BY ADVS. HARISANKAR V. MENON MEERA V.MENON R.SREEJITH K.KRISHNA RESPONDENTS: 1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER STATE GST DEPARTMENT, MINI CIVIL STATION. ATTINGAL,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695101 2 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER (APPEALS) STATE GST DEPARTMENT. TAXES TOWER, KILLIPPALAM THIRUVANAMTHAPURAM, PIN - 695002 3 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER STATE GST DEPARTMENT. TAXES TOWER, KILLIPPALAM, KARAMANA, THIRUVANAMTHAPURAM, PIN - 695002 OTHER PRESENT: ADV. THUSHARA JAMES (SR GP) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21.12.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P (C) No.41176/2022 -2- J U D G M E N T The petitioner suffered Ext.P1 order of assessment under the provisions of Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963 for assessment year 2018-19. The petitioner has preferred Ext.P2 appeal along with Ext.P3 application for condonation of delay and Ext
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