M/S. Malabar Spices vs. Assistant Commissioner Iii
Held
The High Court held that the Deputy Commissioner's order merely permitted reopening of the assessment and did not set aside the original assessment orders. The Court clarified that the petitioner would have ample opportunity to present their case and raise objections during the pending reassessment proceedings.
Facts
M/s. Malikkan Traders' CST assessments for 2011-12 and 2012-13 were sought to be reopened by the Deputy Commissioner under Section 9(2A) of the CST Act due to alleged fabricated C forms. The Deputy Commissioner ordered reopening, and the Commissioner rejected the subsequent revision petition, leading to the present O.T. Revision before the High Court.
Key Issues
The primary legal issue was whether the Deputy Commissioner had the power to set aside an assessment order under the CST Act, and whether the impugned order actually set aside the assessment or merely directed its reopening.
Sections Cited
Section 9(2A) of the CST Act, Section 63(1) of Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.V.BHATTI & THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE BASANT BALAJI OT.REV NO. 18 OF 2018 REVISION PETITIONER/S:
M/S. MALIKKAN TRADERS HILL PRODUCE DEALER, CHAPPARAPADAVU, KANNUR- 670581, BY IBRAHIM KUTTY HAJI, PROPRIETOR.
BY ADVS. SRI.P.RAGHUNATH SRI.PREMJIT NAGENDRAN RESPONDENT/S:
1 ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER III SPECIAL CIRCLE, KANNUR. 671321 2 DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX STATE TAX DEPARTMENT, KANNUR.671321 3 COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX STATE GST DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695001 OTHER PRESENT:
SR GP V.K. SHAMSUDHEEN THIS OTHER TAX REVISION (VAT) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05.07.2022, ALONG WITH OT.Rev.19/2018, 20/2018 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
OT.REV NO. 18/2018, 19/2018, 20/2018,21/2018
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.V.BHATTI & THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE BASANT BALAJI OT.REV NO. 19 OF 2018 REVISION PETITIONER/S:
M/S. MALABAR SPICES HILL PRODUC
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