Sneha Regency / Paray Village Country vs. State Of Kerala
Held
The High Court directed the Tribunal to consider and pass orders on the stay application within four months. It further ordered that recovery steps for the confirmed amounts be kept in abeyance until the Tribunal passes and communicates its order to the petitioner.
Facts
The petitioner filed an appeal and stay petition against a First Appellate Order under the KGST Act. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Tribunal was not holding regular sittings, resulting in the stay petition remaining unconsidered. Meanwhile, recovery steps were initiated against the petitioner.
Key Issues
The key issue was whether recovery proceedings should be stayed when an appeal and stay petition are pending before a Tribunal that is not functioning due to the Covid-19 pandemic, preventing consideration of the stay application.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR TUESDAY, THE 06TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2020 / 14TH ASWINA, 1942 WP(C).No.20798 OF 2020(Y) PETITIONER/S: SNEHA REGENCY / PARAY VILLAGE COUNTRY, A UNIT OF KOLLENGODE HERITAGE HOTELS AND TOURISM PVT.LTD, GOVINDAPURAM ROAD, KOLLENGODE, PALAKKAD-678506, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR ANN BENNY ANTONY PAREL BY ADVS. SRI.SAIBY JOSE KIDANGOOR SMT.S.SIBHA KUM.PARVATHY VIJAYAN SRI.T.M.MUHAMED HAFEES SHRI.ANOOP SEBASTIAN SMT.DEEPA VALENTINE LESLIE RESPONDENT/S: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, TAXES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 2 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER (APPEALS) STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT (KERALA), PALAKKAD-678001. 3 THE ASST. COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX STATE GST DEPARTMENT, SPECIAL CIRCLE, PALAKKAD-678001. 4 VALUE ADDED TAX APPELLETE TRIBUNAL REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CHEROOTTY ROAD, KOZHIKODE-673001. OTHER PRESENT: GP : DR. THUSHARA JAMES THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06.10.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C).No.20798 OF 2020(Y) 2 JUDG
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