Deepak Narendran vs. The Deputy Commissioner
Held
The High Court directed the Kerala Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal to consider the petitioner's stay petition within three months from the date of receiving the judgment copy. All further proceedings pursuant to the arrear notice were ordered to be kept in abeyance for three months or until the Tribunal's order, whichever is earlier.
Facts
An assessee challenged a sales tax demand for the assessment year 2015-16 under the KGST Act. After an unsuccessful first appeal, the petitioner filed a second appeal and a stay petition before the Kerala Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal. Due to the Tribunal's two-year delay in considering the stay petition, and facing an arrear notice, the assessee approached the High Court.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was the inordinate delay by the Kerala Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal in disposing of a stay petition filed by the petitioner against a sales tax demand, leading to the issuance of an arrear notice.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS THURSDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2021 / 11TH BHADRA, 1943 WP(C) NO. 17634 OF 2021 PETITIONER : DEEPAK NARENDRAN, AGED 49 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, M/S. NARENDRA REGENCY, PUNALUR, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. HARISANKAR V. MENON MEERA V.MENON RESPONDENTS : 1 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER , (FORMERLY ASST. COMMISSIONER), SPECIAL CIRCLE, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, PUNALUR 691 305. 2 THE SECRETARY, KERALA GENERAL SALES TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, ADDL. BENCH, SASTHAMANGALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 010. BY DR.THUSHARA JAMES, SENIOR GOVT.PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02.09.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 17634 OF 2021 2 BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P.(C).No.17634 of 2021 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 2nd day of September, 2021
JUDGMENT The petitioner is an assessee to sales tax on the rolls of the first respondent. For the assessment year 2015-16, the assessment was completed under Section 17(3) of the KGST Act and a
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