K.C. Balakrishnan vs. The State Tax Officer
Held
The High Court directed the Appellate Tribunal to consider and pass orders on the petitioner's stay petition within three months. It further ordered that all coercive proceedings be kept in abeyance until the Tribunal's decision on the stay application.
Facts
The petitioner, an assessee under the Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003, challenged an assessment order for 2016-2017. After his first appeal was rejected, he filed a second appeal and a stay application before the Appellate Tribunal, apprehending coercive proceedings before the stay was decided.
Key Issues
The key issue was the petitioner's apprehension of coercive proceedings being initiated while his stay application was pending before the Appellate Tribunal.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS TUESDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2021 / 13TH ASWINA, 1943 WP(C) NO. 21029 OF 2021 PETITIONER: K.C. BALAKRISHNAN AGED 66 YEARS PROPRIETOR, M/S. BALAKRISHNA JEWELLERY, G.B. ROAD, PALAKKAD BY ADVS. SRI.HARISANKAR V. MENON SRI.MEERA V.MENON RESPONDENTS: 1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER STATE GST DEPARTMENT, 1ST CIRCLE, PALAKKAD 678 001 2 THE KERALA VALUE ADDED TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL ADDITIONAL BENCH, CHEROOTTY ROAD, KOZHIKODE 673 032, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY 3 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX, SGST DEPARTMENT, PALAKKAD 678 001 SMT.THUSHARA JAMES, SR.GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05.10.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 21029 OF 2021 2 BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J =========================== W.P.(C) No.21029 of 2021 --------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of October, 2021 JUDGMENT Petitioner is an assessee under the provisions of the Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003. Aggrieved by Ext.P1 assessment order, relating to assessment year 2016-2017, petitioner has preferred an appeal befo
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