Muhammedkunju.P.M. vs. The State Tax Officer
Held
The Court directed the appellate authority to consider and dispose of the petitioner's delay condonation and stay petitions. This was conditioned on the petitioner depositing 10% of the total demand within 30 days, during which all coercive proceedings were to be kept in abeyance.
Facts
The petitioner, an assessee under the Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003, filed an appeal against an assessment order for 2015-16, along with a delay condonation petition (453 days delay) and a stay petition. Apprehending coercive recovery proceedings while these applications were pending, the petitioner approached the High Court.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether coercive recovery proceedings could be initiated against an assessee when their appeal, along with applications for condonation of delay and stay, was pending before the appellate authority.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS FRIDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH 2022 / 4TH CHAITHRA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 10239 OF 2022 PETITIONER: SRI.MUHAMMEDKUNJU.P.M., AGED 64 YEARS PROPRIETOR, M/S ROYAL GRANITES, MADIYOOR, KOTHAMANGALAM-686 693 BY ADVS. P.N.DAMODARAN NAMBOODIRI RAVI E.K. RESPONDENTS: 1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER SGST DEPARTMENT, KOTHAMANGALAM-686 691 2 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER (APPEALS), STATE GST DEPARTMENT,ERNAKULAM-682 015 3 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, STATE GST DEPARTMENT,MUVATTUPUZHA-686 669 4 THE DEPUTY TAHASILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, KOTHAMANGALAM-686 691 BY ADV.M.M.JASMINE – G.P. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25.03.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 10239 OF 2022 2 BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J. =========================== W.P.(C) No.10239 of 2022 ============================ Dated this the 25th day of March, 2022 JUDGMENT Petitioner is an assessee under the Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003. Aggrieved by Ext.P1 order of assessment relating to assessment year 2015-2016, petitioner has preferred an appeal before the 2nd respondent, a copy of which is produced as Ext.P2, wh
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