Nellimattathil Agencies vs. State Of Kerala
Held
The Court directed the appellate authority to entertain the appeals and stay petitions, provisionally accepting the 0.5% KLBF payment and requiring a bond for the differential amount. Recovery steps were ordered to be kept in abeyance until orders are passed on the stay petitions.
Facts
The petitioner challenged KVAT assessment orders and filed appeals and stay petitions. The appellate authority refused to entertain these filings because the petitioner had paid only 0.5% of the Kerala Legal Benefit Fund, instead of the required 1%, citing a pending Division Bench matter.
Key Issues
Whether the appellate authority can refuse to entertain appeals and stay petitions solely due to non-payment of the full Kerala Legal Benefit Fund amount when a partial payment has been made and the balance is under dispute in a higher court.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR TUESDAY, THE 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2020 / 24TH AGRAHAYANA, 1942 WP(C).No.27927 OF 2020(M) PETITIONER: NELLIMATTATHIL AGENCIES IV/557 B, THIRUVANIYOOR THIRUVANIYOOR P.O, ERNAKULAM – 682308 REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR ANO ALIYAS, AGED 43 YEARS, S/O. K. ALIYAS BY ADVS. DR.K.P.PRADEEP SHRI.HAREESH M.R. SRI.T.T.BIJU SMT.T.THASMI RESPONDENTS: 1 2. 3. 4. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, (TAXES, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695001 STATE TAX OFFICER KERALA STATE GST DEPARTMENT SQUD IV, MATTANCHERRY, MINI CIVIL STATION, ALUVA – 683101 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (APPEALS) DEPARTMENT OF KERALA STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX, TAX OFFICE, THEVARA, ERNAKULAM, 682015 ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER KERALA STATE GST DEPARTMENT MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULA- 686661 GP: THUSHARA JAMES THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15.12.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
2 WP(C).No.27927 OF 2020(M) JUDGMENT Against Ext.P1 series of assessment orders under the KVAT Act, the petitioner has preferred Ext.P2 series of appeals
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