Gracy Thomas vs. The Deputy Commissioner Of State Tax
Held
The High Court allowed the petition, directing the Commissioner to dispose of the statutory revision, delay application, and stay application within one month after hearing the petitioner. It also ordered that all further assessment actions pursuant to the pre-assessment notice be deferred until the revision is decided and the order communicated.
Facts
The petitioner challenged a pre-assessment notice (Ext.P3) while a statutory revision (Ext.P4) against it, along with applications for condonation of delay and stay, was pending before the Commissioner. She sought a direction for the expeditious disposal of the revision and a stay on further assessment proceedings. The respondents agreed to dispose of the revision within one month.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether the High Court should direct the expeditious disposal of a pending statutory revision petition and related applications, and consequently, defer ongoing assessment proceedings until the revision is decided.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2021 / 7TH ASWINA, 1943 WP(C) NO. 20493 OF 2021 PETITIONER: GRACY THOMAS, PROPRIETRIX, M/S. GRACE POULTRY FARM, KOMBODINJAMAKKAL, THRISSUR SRI.K.SRIKUMAR (SR.) SRI.K.MANOJ CHANDRAN RESPONDENTS: 1 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT OF KERALA, SPECIAL CIRCLE, THRISSUR 680 001 2 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER STATE TAX STATE GOOD AND SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT OF KERALA, THRISSUR 680 001 3 THE COMMISSIONER STATE GST DEPARTMENT , KARAMANA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 002 SMT. THUSHARA JAMES, SR. GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29.09.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 20493 OF 2021 2 JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court impugning Ext.P3 pre-assessment notice, however, submitting that they have aleady preferred Ext.P4 statutory Revision before the third respondent. She therefore, prays that the third respondent be directed to take up Ext.P4 Revision petition and dispose it of within a time frame to be fixed by this Court and to restrain the first respo
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