M/S.Lotus Contractors And Developers (PVT)LTD. vs. Assistant Commissioner (Works Contract)
Held
The High Court allowed the petitioner to file a delay condonation petition within one week. It directed the appellate authority to dispose of both the stay petition and the delay condonation petition within four weeks, and the appeal on merits within six months, while granting an interim stay on coercive steps for four weeks.
Facts
The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking directions for the appellate authority to expeditiously consider and dispose of their appeal and stay petition against an assessment order. The appeal was filed with a delay, and the Government Pleader highlighted the absence of a separate petition for condonation of delay.
Key Issues
The key legal issues were the appellate authority's inaction in expeditiously considering the petitioner's appeal and stay petition, and the procedural requirement for filing a delay condonation petition for a belated appeal.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.V.BHATTI WEDNESDAY,THE 03RD DAY OF APRIL 2019 / 13TH CHAITHRA, 1941 PETITIONER: M/S.LOTUS CONTRACTORS AND DEVELOPERS (PVT)LTD., ONYX-C-III, TC 31/207-31, KARYAVATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PINCODE- 695 582, REPRESENTED BY ITS MG.DIRECTOR SAJEEV JOSEPH. BY ADVS. SRI.U.BALAGANGADHARAN SRI.V.JAYANANDAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: 1 ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (WORKS CONTRACT) COMMERCIAL TAXES, TAX TOWERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN- 695 002. 2 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (APPEALS), STATE GST DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN- 695 002. 3 THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN- 695 002. 4 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY (TAXES), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN- 695 001. SR. GP. SRI. C.K. GOVINDAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03.04.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
-2- JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed, praying for proper directions to 2nd respondent to consider and disposes of Ext.P2 appeal and Ext.P3 stay petition. The inaction in other words in expeditiously considering stay petition
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