M/S Regional Agricultural Research Station vs. The State Tax Officer
Held
The High Court directed the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on the petitioner's rectification application within one month. It also ordered that recovery steps based on the original penalty and assessment order be kept in abeyance until the rectification order is passed and communicated.
Facts
The petitioner, M/s Regional Agricultural Research Station, received a penalty and assessment order under the SGST/CGST Act. They subsequently filed a rectification application against this order before the 1st respondent and approached the High Court seeking a direction for its expeditious disposal.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was the delay by the tax authority in processing a rectification application filed against a GST penalty and assessment order, prompting the petitioner to seek a judicial direction for its timely disposal.
Sections Cited
Section 63 (SGST/CGST Act), Section 122 (SGST/CGST Act), Section 161 (GST Act)
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2019 / 27TH AGRAHAYANA, 1941 WP(C).No.34729 OF 2019(M) PETITIONER/S: M/S REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, AMBALAVAYAL, WAYANAD 673 593, REPRSENTED BY ITS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AJITHKUMAR.K. BY ADVS. SRI.P.N.DAMODARAN NAMBOODIRI SHRI. HRITHWIK D. NAMBOOTHIRI RESPONDENT/S: 1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER SURVELLIANCE SQUAD, STATE GST DEPARTMENT WAYANAD AT SULTANBATTERY 673 592. 2 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (INTELLIGENCE), DEPARTMENT OF STATE GST, O/O THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (INT), KOZHIKDOE 673 001. 3 THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (INT), STTAE GST DEPARTMENT,KALPETTA, WAYANAD 673 121. 4 THE SECRETARY TO TAXES, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. GOVERNMENT PLEADER DR.THUSHARA JAMES THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18.12.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C).No.34729 OF 2019(M) 2 JUDGMENT Against Ext.P3 penalty and assessment order under the State Goods and Service Tax Act, the petitioner has preferred Ext.P4 rectification application
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