Jan Traders vs. The Asst. Commissioner Of State Tax
Held
The High Court directed the appellate authority to consider and pass orders on the petitioner's stay petitions within two months. It further ordered that recovery proceedings related to the assessment orders be kept in abeyance until the stay petitions are decided.
Facts
The petitioner faced assessment orders under the Kerala Value Added Tax Act for assessment years 2012-13 to 2016-17. They filed appeals and stay petitions against these orders, but recovery proceedings were initiated before the appellate authority decided on the stay petitions.
Key Issues
Whether recovery proceedings should be stayed and the appellate authority directed to expeditiously decide stay petitions when appeals against assessment orders are 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. 40984 OF 2022 PETITIONER: JAN TRADERS CHEENIKKAL, VALLUVAMBRAM.P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, SHAMSEER. M, PIN - 673642 BY ADVS. RAHUL A. S.ANIL KUMAR (TRIVANDRUM) SABU C.J M.RAJAGOPAL APARNA ANIL S.SHAINA KIROSH RAJAN PONNAMBIL RESPONDENTS: 1 THE ASST. COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX STATE GST DEPARTMENT, SPECIAL CIRCLE, CIVIL STATION, MALAPPURAM., PIN - 676505 2 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX (APPEALS) [NOW RE-DESIGNATED AS JOINT COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX (APPEALS)] STATE GST DEPARTMENT, ERANHIPPALAM, KOZHIKODE., PIN - 673006 3 THE STATE TAX OFFICER SGST DEPARTMENT, TIRUR, MALAPPURAM DIST., PIN - 676101 4 THE STATE TAX OFFICER SGST DEPARTMENT, KOTTAKKAL, MALAPPURAM DIST., PIN - 676503 5 THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR (RR) ERNAD TALUK, MALAPPURAM., PIN - 676505 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.40984/2022 -2- J U D G M E N T The petitioner suffered
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