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 application within three months. It also ordered that all coercive proceedings against the petitioner be kept in abeyance until a decision on the stay petition is taken.
Facts
The petitioner, an assessee under the KVAT Act, challenged an assessment order for 2014-2015. After the first appeal was rejected, he filed a second appeal and a stay application before the Appellate Tribunal and apprehended coercive recovery before the stay petition could be considered.
Key Issues
The key issue was whether to grant interim protection from coercive recovery when a stay application was pending before the Appellate Tribunal and to direct the Tribunal to expeditiously decide the stay application.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS MONDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2021 / 12TH ASWINA, 1943 WP(C) NO. 20879 OF 2021 PETITIONER: K.C. BALAKRISHNAN AGED 66 YEARS PROPRIETOR, M/S.BALAKRISHNA JEWELLERY, G.B.ROAD, PALAKKAD. BY ADVS.HARISANKAR V. MENON(K/700/1997) 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, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX SGST DEPARTMENT, PALAKKAD - 678 001. SR.GP.DR.THUSHARA JAMES THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04.10.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 20879 OF 2021 2 BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J =========================== W.P.(C) No.20879 of 2021 --------------------------------- Dated this the 4th 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 2014-2015, petitioner has preferred an
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