Amv Infrastructure And Properties PVT. LTD. vs. The State Tax Officer (Works Contract)
Held
The High Court directed the Kerala Value Added Tax Appellate Tribunal (3rd respondent) to dispose of the pending stay petitions (Ext.P4 and Ext.P4(a)) within one month. It also ordered a stay on all further coercive steps for the recovery of demand based on the assessment orders (Ext.P1 and Ext.P1(a)) until the stay petitions are decided.
Facts
The petitioner, a dealer registered under the Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003, was assessed for the years 2013-14 and 2014-15. These assessment orders were confirmed on appeal, leading the petitioner to file further appeals and stay petitions before the Kerala Value Added Tax Appellate Tribunal. While these petitions were pending, the petitioner faced coercive recovery steps.
Key Issues
The primary legal issues concerned the delay by the appellate tribunal in deciding stay petitions and the legality of initiating coercive recovery actions against the petitioner while such petitions were still pending before the appellate authority.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF APRIL 2021 / 3RD VAISAKHA, 1943 WP(C).No.10343 OF 2021(P) PETITIONER: AMV INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES PVT. LTD. 11/585 F, 5TH FLOOR, AMV TOWER, KUNDANOOR JN, MARADU P.O, KOCHI-682 304 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR ANIL KUMAR SHARMA. BY ADVS. SRI.S.ANIL KUMAR (TRIVANDRUM) SHRI.RAHUL A. SMT.APARNA ANIL RESPONDENTS: 1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER (WORKS CONTRACT) STATE GST DEPARTMENT, CLAS TOWER, OLD RAILWAY STATION ROAD, KOCHI-682 018. 2 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER (APPEALS)-IV STATE GST DEPARTMENT, THEVARA, KOCHI-682 015. 3 THE KERALA VALUE ADDED TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, THEVARA, KOCHI - 682 015 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. GP SMT.VINEETHA B. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23.04.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN,J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 23rd day of April, 2021 JUDGMENT The above writ petition is filed with the following prayers: “(i) issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ or ord
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