M/S Paiva Manufacturing Co. vs. The State Tax Officer
Held
The High Court condoned the 26-day delay in filing the appeals and directed the appellate authority to consider and pass reasoned orders on the stay petitions within three months. Recovery steps were ordered to be kept in abeyance until the stay petitions are decided and communicated.
Facts
The petitioner filed appeals, delay condonation petitions, and stay petitions against assessment orders issued under the Kerala Value Added Tax Act. Despite these filings, recovery steps were initiated against the petitioner before the appellate authority considered the stay petitions.
Key Issues
The key legal issues were the condonation of a 26-day delay in filing appeals and whether recovery proceedings should be stayed pending the appellate authority's decision on the stay petitions.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR FRIDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2020 / 27TH AGRAHAYANA, 1942 WP(C).No.28447 OF 2020(E) PETITIONER: M/S.PAIVA MANUFACTURING CO. 43/591 M(1) CEMETRY JUNCTION CHITTOOR ROAD, ERNAKULAM NORTH REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNER JOHN TONY PAIVA BY ADVS. SMT.S.K.DEVI SRI.SANTHOSH P.ABRAHAM RESPONDENTS: 1 2 3 THE STATE TAX OFFICER KERALA STATE GOODS & SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT 1ST CIRCLE, KARGIL LANE ERNAKULAM-682018 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (APPEALS) KERALA STATE GOODS & SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT GST COMPLEX, M.G.ROAD ERNAKULAM-682015 THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX KERALA STATE GOODS & SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT CIVIL STTION, KAKKANAD, KOCHI 682030 BY ADV.DR.SMT.THUSHARA JAMES THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18.12.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C).No.28447 OF 2020(E) 2 JUDGMENT Against Exts.P1 to P3 assessment orders under the Kerala Value Added Tax Act, the petitioner has preferred Exts.P4 to P6 appeals, Exts.P7 to P9 delay condonation petitions and Exts.P13 to P15 stay petitions before the 2nd respondent. It is the case of the petition
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