V-Tech Electric PVT LTD. vs. The State Tax Officer
Held
The High Court held that the 1st respondent ought not to have initiated recovery proceedings while the stay petition was pending before the appellate authority. It directed the 2nd respondent to decide the stay petition within six weeks and restrained the 1st respondent from taking coercive recovery steps until its disposal.
Facts
A penalty of Rs. 6,12,83,058/- was imposed on the petitioner under the Kerala Value Added Tax Act. The petitioner filed an appeal along with a stay petition, but the 1st respondent initiated recovery proceedings despite the pendency of the stay application.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether recovery proceedings could be initiated by the tax authority while a stay petition against the penalty order was pending before the appellate authority.
Sections Cited
None
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.M.BADAR WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021 / 21ST MAGHA,1942 WP(C).No.3355 OF 2021(T) PETITIONER: V-TECH ELECTRIC PVT LTD. KOOTHOOR BUILDING, MANNADIAR LANE, THRISSUR, PIN - 680001, REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY, VINU FRANCIS. BY ADVS. SRI.S.ANIL KUMAR (TRIVANDRUM) SHRI.RAHUL A. SMT.APARNA ANIL RESPONDENTS: 1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER SQUAD NO.IV, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, POOTHOLE, THRISSUR - 680004. 2 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER (APPEALS), STATE GST DEPARTMENT, POOTHOLE, THRISSUR - 680004. OTHER PRESENT: SMT.THUSHARA JAMES, GOVT. PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10.02.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P.(C) No.3355/2021 2 JUDGMENT Dated this the 10th day of February 2021 Heard both sides. A penalty of Rs.6,12,83,058/- came to be imposed on the petitioner by the respondent-State Tax Officer under the powers conferred under Section 67 of the Kerala Value Added Tax Act. Accordingly, a demand came to be issued. The petitioner challenged the order imposing penalty by filing an appeal before the respondent-Joint Commissioner(Appeals), Thris
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