M/S. T.O. Ittoop & Associates vs. The Assistant Commissioner (Wc & Lt)
Held
The High Court directed the 1st respondent, the Assistant Commissioner, to consider and dispose of the petitioner's application (Ext.P7) in accordance with law within a period of one month from the date of production of a certified copy of the judgment.
Facts
The petitioner, a partnership firm engaged in works contracts, was an assessee under the Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003. After receiving an assessment order (Ext.P6), the petitioner submitted an application (Ext.P7) to the Assistant Commissioner, pointing out mistakes in the order.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether the High Court should issue a writ of mandamus directing the tax authority to expeditiously dispose of an application filed by an assessee pointing out mistakes in an assessment order.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K. BABU THURSDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2022 / 21ST ASWINA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 31527 OF 2022 PETITIONER: M/S. T.O. ITTOOP & ASSOCIATES, AGED 63 YEARS CHITTOOR ROAD, PACHALAM, ERNAKULAM KOCHI - REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, T.I. GEORGE PIN – 682012 BY ADVS. HARISANKAR V. MENON MEERA V.MENON R.SREEJITH K.KRISHNA RESPONDENTS: 1 THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (WC & LT) DEPARTMENT OF STAT GST, OLD RAILWAY STATION ROAD, KOCHI PIN – 682018 2 THE COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES STATE GST DEPARTMENT, TAX TOWERS, KILLIPPALAM, KARAMANA,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PIN – 695002 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13.10.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P.(C) No.31527 of 2022 2 K.BABU, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(Crl) No. 31527 of 2022 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of October, 2022 JUDGMENT
The prayers in this Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India are as follows:- “(i) To direct the 1st respondent to pass orders of Ext.P7 application filed before him at the earliest by the issue of
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