K.R. Ushasree vs. The Commercial Tax Officer
Held
The High Court directed the Kerala VAT Appellate Tribunal to hear and dispose of the petitioner's early hearing petition, and if possible, the main appeal itself, within a period of three months from the date of receiving the judgment.
Facts
The petitioner, assessed under the KVAT Act for 2015-16, filed an appeal before the Kerala VAT Appellate Tribunal after a partial success at the Deputy Commissioner level. Despite filing an early hearing petition for the 2018 appeal, which concerns a regime now replaced by GST, the appeal remained undisposed.
Key Issues
The key issue was whether the High Court should direct the Appellate Tribunal to expedite the disposal of a pending appeal and an early hearing petition, particularly given the transition from the KVAT regime to the GST regime.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI TUESDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF MAY 2021 / 21ST VAISAKHA, 1943 WP(C).No.11222 OF 2021(C) PETITIONER: K.R. USHASREE AGED 61 YEARS PROPRIETRIX, M/S,TROPICAL COMMODITIES, 12/690, KILIKKOLLUR, KOLLAM - 1. BY ADVS. SRI.HARISANKAR V. MENON SMT.MEERA V.MENON RESPONDENTS: 1 THE COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER 2ND CIRCLE, KOLLAM - 691 001. 2 THE KERLA VALUE ADDED TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL ADDL.BENCH, CPGP LANE, SASTHAMANGALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 010 REPRESENTED BY ITS ASST. SECRETARY. GOVT.PLEADER DR. THUSHARA JAMES THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11.05.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C).No.11222 OF 2021(C) 2 JUDGMENT Dated this the 11th day of May 2021 Admit. Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents.
The petitioner is an assessee under the KVAT Act on the rolls of the 1st respondent. By Exhibit P1 the petitioner was assessed for the year 2015-16. The petitioner's challenge against Ext.P1 before the Deputy Commissioner, Kollam was only partly successful as seen from Ext.P2 order. The petitioner has preferred further appeal before the 2nd respon
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