Kunnath Paper And Stationary vs. The State Tax Officer-Ii - Kerala High Court, 08 April 2019

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.V.BHATTI MONDAY, THE 08TH DAY OF APRIL 2019 / 18TH CHAITHRA, 1941 WP(C).No. 10923 of 2019 PETITIONER/S: M/S.KUNNATH PAPER AND STATIONARY COLLEGE ROAD, THRISSUR, REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNER, ISAAC T. T. KUNNATH, S/O. THOMAS KUNNATH. BY ADVS. SRI.HARISANKAR V. MENON SMT.K.KRISHNA SMT.MEERA V.MENON RESPONDENT/S: 1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER-II, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, FIRST CIRCLE, THRISSUR 680 001 2 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER(APPEALS) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL TAXES,THRISSUR 680 001 OTHER PRESENT: SR. G.P. SRI.C.K. GOVINDAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08.04.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

W.P.(C) No. 10923/2019 -2- J U D G M E N T Heard Sri Harisankar V. Menon, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri C.K. Govindan, the learned Senior Government Pleader for the respondents.

The petitioner prays for a direction to the second respondent to consider and dispose of Ext.P3 stay petition and Ext.P2 appeal expeditiously.

Having regard to the circumstances of the case the writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider and dispose of Ext.P3 stay petition as expeditiously as possible, preferably within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Ext.P2 appeal, if otherwise in order, to be considered and disposed of within four months from today.

W.P.(C) No. 10923/2019 -3- Recovery proceedings pursuant to the order under appeal before the second respondent are stayed for two months from today. S.V.BHATTI JUDGE jjj APPENDIX PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1 COPY OF ASSESSMENT ORDER ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT FOR THE YEAR 2012-13 EXHIBIT P2 COPY OF APPEAL FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT FOR THE YEAR 2012-13 EXHIBIT P3 COPY OF STAY PETITION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT FOR THE YEAR 2012-13