Kalyan Jewellers INDIA LTD. (Formerly Known As Kalyan Jewellers) vs. The Asst. Commissioner (Assessment)
Held
The High Court directed the Tribunal to consider and pass orders on the petitioner's stay application within two months. It also ordered that any recovery proceedings based on the assessment order be kept in abeyance until the Tribunal decides the stay application.
Facts
Kalyan Jewellers faced an assessment order under the Central Sales Tax Act for 2013-14, which was affirmed by the appellate authority. They filed a further appeal and a stay application before the Tribunal, apprehending recovery proceedings before the stay petition was decided.
Key Issues
Whether recovery proceedings should be kept in abeyance pending the Tribunal's decision on a stay application filed against an assessment order, and whether the Tribunal should be directed to expedite the disposal of the stay application.
Sections Cited
None
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P. WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2022 / 18TH KARTHIKA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 35588 OF 2022 PETITIONER: KALYAN JEWELLERS INDIA LTD. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS KALYAN JEWELLERS) BEACH ROAD, KOLLAM. REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR T.K. SEETHARAM, PIN - 691001 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 (ASSESSMENT) SINCE RE-DESIGNATED AS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, SPECIAL CIRCLE, GST COMPLEX, ASRAMOM, KOLLAM., PIN - 691002 2 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER (APPEALS) STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, GST COMPLEX, ASRAMOM, KOLLAM., PIN - 691002 3 THE KERALA VALUE ADDED TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL ADDL. BENCH, SASTHAMANGALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. REPRESENTED BY ITS ASST. SECRETARY., PIN - 695010 OTHER PRESENT: ADV. THUSHARA JAMES (SR GP) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09.11.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WPC No.35588 of 2022 2 JUDGMENT Dated this the 09th day of November, 2022 The petitioner suffered Ext.P1 order of assessment un
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