M/S. Harrisons Malayalam LTD. vs. State Of Kerala
Held
The Court directed the appellate authority to consider and dispose of the petitioner's stay petition within three months. All coercive revenue recovery proceedings initiated against the petitioner were ordered to be kept in abeyance until the stay petition is decided.
Facts
The petitioner, a registered dealer under the KVAT Act, challenged an assessment order for 2016-17 by filing an appeal and a stay petition before the appellate authority. While these were pending, revenue recovery proceedings were initiated against the petitioner.
Key Issues
The key issues were whether to stay revenue recovery proceedings pending an appeal and stay application, and if a time-bound disposal of the stay application by the appellate authority should be directed.
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WP(C) NO. 36483 OF 2021 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS TUESDAY, THE 15TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2022 / 24TH KARTHIKA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 36483 OF 2022 PETITIONER/S: M/S. HARRISONS MALAYALAM LTD. 24/1624, BRISTOW ROAD, WILLINGDON ISLAND, COCHIN, PIN - 682003 BY ADVS. RAJA KANNAN M.GOPIKRISHNAN NAMBIAR K.JOHN MATHAI JOSON MANAVALAN KURYAN THOMAS PAULOSE C. ABRAHAM RESPONDENT/S: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TAXES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM , PIN - 695001 2 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER (APPEALS) KERALA STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, GST COMPLEX, PERUMANOOR P.O., COCHIN , PIN - 682015 3 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SPECIAL CIRCLE (PRODUCE), KERALA STATE GST DEPARTMENT, BAZAR ROAD, MATTANCHERRY , PIN - 682002 OTHER PRESENT: RESHMITHA RAMACHANDRAN(GP) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15.11.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 36483 OF 2021 2 BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J. ======================== W.P.(C) No. 36483 of 2022 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 15th day of November, 2022 JUDGMENT Petit
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