S.Chandrasekharan Nair vs. The State Tax Officer (Works Contract)
Held
The High Court directed the appellate authority (2nd respondent) to hear and decide the petitioner's stay petition within two months from the date of communication of the judgment. Until the stay petition is disposed of, any recovery proceedings initiated pursuant to the assessment order were ordered to be kept in abeyance.
Facts
The petitioner, a dealer under the KVAT Act, challenged an assessment order for the year 2015-16 by filing an appeal and an accompanying stay petition. Despite the pendency of these proceedings, recovery actions were initiated against him based on the assessment order.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether recovery proceedings should be stayed when an appeal and a stay petition against an assessment order are pending before the appellate authority.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.M.BADAR FRIDAY, THE 09TH DAY OF APRIL 2021 / 19TH CHAITHRA, 1943 WP(C).No.9405 OF 2021(A) PETITIONER: S.CHANDRASEKHARAN NAIR AGED 66 YEARS PROPRIETOR, M/S.JYOTHIS, T.C.4/61, MUTTADA ROAD, AMBALAMUKKU, KAWDIAR P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695003. BY ADVS. SRI.S.ANIL KUMAR (TRIVANDRUM) SHRI.RAHUL A. SMT.APARNA ANIL RESPONDENTS: 1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER (WORKS CONTRACT) STATE GST DEPARTMENT, TAX TOWERS, KARAMANA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695002. 2 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER (APPEALS) STATE GST DEPARTMENT, TAX TOWERS, KARAMANA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695002. R1-2 BY ADV. SMT.DENNIS VARGHESE OTHER PRESENT: GP- SMT THUSHARA JAMES THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09.04.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C).No.9405 OF 2021(A) 2 JUDGMENT Dated this the 9th day of April 2021 Heard both sides.
The petitioner is a dealer under the KVAT Act, 2003. He challenged the assessment order at Ext.P1 for a period from 2015-16 by filing an appeal at Ext.P2 which is accompanied by the stay petition at Ext.P3. Grievance of the petitioner is to the effect that the respondents are seeking to
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