Power Link Builders (P) LTD vs. Intelligence Officer
Held
The High Court directed the first respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on the petitioner's pending rectification petition under Section 66 of the KVAT Act within 6 weeks, after hearing the petitioner. It also ordered that no coercive action be initiated until the petition is decided.
Facts
A KVAT dealer faced a penalty order which was subsequently modified by an Appellate Authority with directions for re-examination. The respondent modified the penalty order without fully complying with these directions. The petitioner then filed a rectification petition under Section 66 of the KVAT Act, 2003, which remained pending.
Key Issues
Whether the High Court should direct the expeditious disposal of a statutory rectification petition filed by an assessee, where the assessing officer allegedly failed to comply with an appellate authority's directions.
Sections Cited
Section 66 of KVAT Act, 2003
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS WEDNESDAY, THE 15TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2021 / 24TH BHADRA, 1943 WP(C) NO. 19077 OF 2021 PETITIONER: POWER LINK BUILDERS (P) LTD G3, AISWARYA, JAAWHAR NAGAR, KAWDIAR POST, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 003 REPRESENTED BY MG.DIRECTOR P.PRADEEP. BY ADVS. U.BALAGANGADHARAN V.JAYANANDAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: 1 INTELLIGENCE OFFICER SQUAD NO.III, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 121. 2 ASST. COMMISSIONER SQUAD NO.III, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 121. 3 DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (APPEALS) STATE GST DEPARTMENT, TAX TOWERS, KARAMANA POST, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 002. 4 THE COMMISSIONER STATE GST DEPARTMENT, TAX COMPLEX, KILLIPPALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 002. 5 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY (TAXES), GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 001. DR.THUSHARA JAMES-SR GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15.09.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 19077 OF 2021 2 BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J. ---------------------------------------- WP(C) No. 19077 of 2021 -
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