K.E. Zidhique vs. The Deputy Commissioenr Of State Tax
Held
The High Court directed the Tribunal to consider and pass orders on the petitioner's appeals within three months. It also ordered an interim stay on recovery proceedings, conditional on the petitioner remitting 10% of the demanded amount within two weeks.
Facts
The petitioner challenged KVAT assessment orders for 2015-16 and 2016-17. After the first appeal was rejected, they filed further appeals and stay applications before the Tribunal, but recovery proceedings, including freezing of bank accounts, were initiated before the Tribunal could decide.
Key Issues
The key issues were the expeditious disposal of appeals and stay applications by the Tribunal, and the grant of interim relief against recovery proceedings pending the Tribunal's decision.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P. THURSDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF AUGUST 2022 / 20TH SRAVANA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 25728 OF 2022 PETITIONER: K.E. ZIDHIQUE AGED 78 YEARS HILL PRODUCE DEALER, THOPRAMKUDY P.O., IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN - 685602 BY ADVS. HARISANKAR V. MENON MEERA V.MENON R.SREEJITH K.KRISHNA RESPONDENTS: 1 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIOENR OF STATE TAX STATE GOODS & SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, IDUKKI AT KATTAPPANA , PIN - 685508 2 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER (APPEALS) DEPARTMENT OF STATE GST,KOTTAYAM , PIN - 686001 3 KERALA VALUE ADDED TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL STATE GST DEPARTMENT, SALES TAX COMPLEX, NAGAMPADAM,KOTTAYAM , REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. , PIN - 686001 4 THE FEDERAL BANK LTD BRANCH THOPRAMKUDY, THOMPRAMKUDY, IDUKKI, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER & BRANCH HEAD, PIN - 685609 BY ADV P.PAULOCHAN ANTONY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11.08.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P (C) No.25728/2022 -2- J U D G M E N T The petitioner suffered Exts.P1 and P2 orders of assessment for the assessment years 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 under the provisions of the Kerala Value Added Tax Act (KVAT Act). T
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