M/S. Kalyan Sarees vs. The Deputy Commissioner
Held
The Court directed the 1st respondent to consider all material produced by the petitioner, including any audited statement, at the time of hearing before finalizing the KVAT assessment for 2013-14. The assessment must be finalized within three months following this procedure.
Facts
The petitioner, M/S. Kalyan Sarees, approached the High Court apprehending that the 1st respondent would finalize the Kerala Value Added Tax (KVAT) assessment for the year 2013-14 without considering all relevant material, specifically their audited accounts. While some material was furnished via email, the petitioner sought a direction for the assessing authority to peruse their audited statements.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether the assessing authority was obligated to consider all relevant material, including audited accounts, before finalizing a KVAT assessment to ensure a fair and just procedure.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR THURSDAY, THE 08TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2020 / 16TH ASWINA, 1942 WP(C).No.18378 OF 2020(V) PETITIONER/S: M/S. KALYAN SAREES ARAYIDATHUPALAM, MAVOOR ROAD, KOZHIKODE-673 016, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER T.S.RAMACHANDRAN. BY ADV. SRI.P.N.DAMODARAN NAMBOODIRI RESPONDENT/S: 1 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SPECIAL CIRCLE-1, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, KOZHIKODE-673 020. 2 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, KOZHIKODE-673 006. 3 THE COMMISSIONER OF SGST, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, KARAMANA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 003. DR.THUSHARA JAMES; GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08.10.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C).No.18378 OF 2020(V) 2 JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court apprehending that the 1st respondent would finalize the assessment for the year 2013-14 under the Kerala Value Added Tax ('the Act' for short), without considering material that the petitioner believes is relevant for justifying the self assessment done by him for the said year. When the matter was taken up for orders today, it w
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