Lulu Flight Kitchen PVT. LTD. vs. The State Tax Officer (Ib)
Held
The Court directed the appellate authority (3rd respondent) to decide the pending stay petitions within two months from the date of communication of the judgment. Until the stay petitions are disposed of, the recovery proceedings initiated pursuant to the penalty and assessment orders were directed to be kept in abeyance.
Facts
The petitioner, a dealer registered under the KVAT Act, 2003, faced a penalty order under Section 67 and an assessment order under Section 25 for the year 2014-2015. Despite filing statutory appeals along with stay petitions against these orders, the respondents initiated recovery proceedings. The petitioner sought to keep the recovery proceedings in abeyance.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether recovery proceedings could be initiated while statutory appeals and stay petitions against penalty and assessment orders were 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 THURSDAY, THE 08TH DAY OF APRIL 2021 / 18TH CHAITHRA, 1943 WP(C).No.8961 OF 2021(U) PETITIONER: LULU FLIGHT KITCHEN PVT. LTD. 50/2392, STATION CORNER, N.H.17, EDAPPALLY, PRESENTLY FUNCTIONING AT ROOM NO.1, 34/1000, NH-47, EDAPPALLY, KOCHI, PIN-682024, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, NISHAD MUDAKKODIPARAMBIL ASHARAFF. BY ADVS. SRI.S.ANIL KUMAR (TRIVANDRUM) SHRI.RAHUL A. SMT.APARNA ANIL RESPONDENTS: 1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER (IB) STATE GST DEPARTMENT, EDAPPALLY, KOCHI-682024. 2 THE ASST.COMMISSIONER, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, FIRST CIRCLE, CLAS TOWER, OLD RAILWAY STATION ROAD, KOCHI-682018. 3 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER (APPEALS), STATE GST DEPARTMENT, THEVARA, KOCHI-682015. OTHER PRESENT: GP- SMT. THUSHARA JAMES THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08.04.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C).No.8961 OF 2021(U) 2 JUDGMENT Dated this the 8th day of April 2021 The petitioner dealer registered under the KVAT Act, 2003. He suffered an order imposing penalty under Section 67 of the said Act (Ext.P1) for the assessment year 2014-2015. A similar assessment order under
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