Harikrishnan.G vs. State Of Kerala
Held
The High Court directed the 3rd respondent to decide the petitioner's representation within two months, after affording him an opportunity of hearing and allowing him to submit supporting documents. Pending this decision, the recovery proceedings against the petitioner were ordered to be kept in abeyance.
Facts
A former director of a company challenged recovery notices issued against him for outstanding tax dues under the erstwhile Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003, pertaining to the company's arrears. He argued that the liability should first be recovered from the company's assets and that his resignation from directorship absolved him of personal liability. The recovery notices covered a period including when he was a director and after his resignation.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether a former director could be held personally liable for a company's tax arrears under the erstwhile Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003, especially when he had resigned and argued that recovery should first be from the company's assets.
Sections Cited
Section 38, Section 39, Section 31(3) of the Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL THURSDAY, THE 01ST DAY OF OCTOBER 2020 / 9TH ASWINA, 1942 WP(C).No.16352 OF 2019(T) PETITIONER: HARIKRISHNAN.G AGED 47 YEARS S/O.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR, AMRITHA MADHAVAM, TEMPLE ROAD, EDAYAKUNNU, SOUTH CHITTOOR, ERNAKULAM-682 027. BY ADVS. DR.K.P.PRADEEP SRI.SANAND RAMAKRISHNAN SMT.NEENA ARIMBOOR SRI.T.T.BIJU SMT.T.THASMI SMT.ANJANA KANNATH RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY (TAXES), GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2 THE COMMISSIONER OF GST, KERALA STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT, TAX TOWERS, KARAMANA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 002. 3 ASSISTANT COMMISIONER(WC AND LT), OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER WORKS CONTRACT AND LUXURY TAX COMMERCIAL TAXES DEPARTMENT/KERALA STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX MATTANCHERY, ERNAKULAM-682 002. 4 DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM.
WP(C).No.16352 OF 2019(T) 2 5 DEPUTY TAHSILDAR(RR), KANAYANNUR TALUK, TALUK OFFICE, KANAYANNUR, ERNAKULAM-682 018. 6 ATLAS GOLD TOWNSHIP INDIA PVT.LTD., D NO.249 A WARD IX-SIVANARAYANA TEMPLE ROAD, NEDUMBASSERY, NAYATHODE P.O., ERNAKULAM-683 572
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