Lulu Flight Kitchen (P) LTD. vs. The State Tax Officer (I.B.)
Held
The High Court directed the Appellate Tribunal to dispose of the petitioner's appeal within three months. It also ordered that demands under the penalty order be kept in abeyance, conditional on the petitioner remitting 10% of the penalty amount.
Facts
The petitioner suffered a penalty order for the year 2014-2015, which was confirmed by the first appellate authority. Fearing coercive recovery proceedings, the petitioner filed a second appeal along with a stay petition before the Kerala Value Added Tax Appellate Tribunal.
Key Issues
The key issues were whether coercive recovery proceedings should be stayed pending the second appeal and if the Appellate Tribunal should be directed to dispose of the appeal expeditiously.
Sections Cited
None
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P. TUESDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF JULY 2022 / 28TH ASHADHA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 23266 OF 2022 PETITIONER: LULU FLIGHT KITCHEN (P) LTD. LULU FLIGHT KITCHEN PVT. LTD., 50-2392, STATION CORNER, N.H.17, EDAPPALLY, PRESENTLY FUNCTIONING AT ROOM NO.1, 34-1000, NH-47, EDAPPALLY, KOCHI., PIN - 682024 BY ADVS. RAHUL A. S.ANIL KUMAR (TRIVANDRUM) SABU C.J M.RAJAGOPAL APARNA ANIL RESPONDENTS: 1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER (I.B.) SGST DEPARTMENT, EDAPPALLY, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682024 2 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER (APPEALS) STATE GST DEPARTMENT, THEVARA, KOCHI, PIN - 682015 3 THE KERALA VALUE ADDED TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL THEVARA, KOCHI, PIN - 682015 OTHER PRESENT: ADV. THUSHARA JAMES (SR GP) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19.07.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT The petitioner suffered an order of Ext.P1 penalty which was confirmed by the 2nd respondent - first appellate authority. The petitioner is now before the 3rd respondent - second appellate authority by filing Ext.P3 appeal along with Ext.P4 stay petition. Petitioner app
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