Sagara Beach Resorts vs. State Tax Officer
Held
The High Court condoned the 82-day delay in filing the appeal and directed the appellate authority to consider and pass reasoned orders on the stay petition within three months. Recovery steps pursuant to the notice were ordered to be kept in abeyance until the stay petition is decided and communicated to the petitioner.
Facts
The petitioner filed an appeal, a delay condonation application, and a stay petition against an assessment order issued under the Kerala Value Added Tax Act. Despite these applications pending before the appellate authority, recovery steps were initiated against the petitioner through a revenue recovery notice.
Key Issues
Whether recovery proceedings can be initiated against an assessee when their appeal, delay condonation application, and stay petition are pending before the appellate authority without the stay petition being heard.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR THURSDAY, THE 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2020 / 26TH AGRAHAYANA, 1942 WP(C).No.28194 OF 2020(Y) PETITIONER/S: SAGARA BEACH RESORTS, KOVALAM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY MANAGING PARTNER SISUPALAN.R, PIN-695 527. BY ADVS. SRI.U.BALAGANGADHARAN SRI.V.JAYANANDAKUMAR RESPONDENT/S: 1 STATE TAX OFFICER, 1ST CIRCLE, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, TAX TOWERS, KILLIPPALAM, KARAMANA POST, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 002. 2 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER(APPEALS), STATE GST DEPARTMENT,TAX TOWERS, KARAMANA POST, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 002. 3 DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, NEYYATTINKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIST., PIN-695 121. 4 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY (TAXES), GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.THUSHARA JAMES FOR RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17.12.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT Against Ext.P1 assessment order under the Kerala Value Added Tax Act, the petitioner has preferred Ext.P2 appeal together with Ext.P
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