Hotel Indraprastha vs. The Assistant Commissioner (Assessment)
Held
The High Court directed the Tribunal to decide the petitioner's appeal within three months. Coercive steps against the petitioner were suspended, conditional on the petitioner remitting 20% of the demanded amount within one month.
Facts
The petitioner challenged an assessment order and a first appellate order before the Kerala General Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal, filing an appeal along with a stay application. While the appeal was pending, recovery proceedings were initiated against the petitioner.
Key Issues
Whether recovery proceedings should be stayed pending the disposal of an appeal before the Kerala General Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal, and what interim relief, if any, should be granted.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P. FRIDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF JULY 2022 / 10TH ASHADHA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 21444 OF 2022 PETITIONER/S: HOTEL INDRAPRASTHA PATTAZHY KOLLAM DISTRICT, PIN- 691 522, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER K.P.INDRABALAN BY ADVS. HARISANKAR V. MENON MEERA V MENON R.SREEJITH RESPONDENT/S: 1 THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (ASSESSMENT) STATE GST DEPARTMENT, SPECIAL CIRCLE KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT -691 506. 2 THE ASST. SECRETARY, KERALA GENERAL SALES TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, ADDL. BENCH, SASTHAMANGALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 010. 3 THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR (REVENUE RECOVERY) DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, PATHANAPURAM, KOLLAM - 689 695. ADV. DR. THUSHARA JAMES (SR GP) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01.07.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 21444 OF 2022 2 JUDGMENT
Petitioner suffered Ext.P1 order of assessment, which was challenged before the First Appellate Authority, who rejected the appeal vide Ext.P2 order. The petitioner has moved the Kerala General Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal through Ext.P3 appeal along with Ext.P4 application for interim r
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