A K Traders vs. State Tax Officer
Held
The Court directed the respondents to give effect to the appellate orders within two months, provided they have not been set aside or modified in further proceedings. This was to ensure compliance with the appellate decisions and the petitioner's rights.
Facts
The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents to give effect to appellate orders from 2017 concerning the assessment year 2010-11. These orders had allowed the petitioner's appeals, but the respondents had not implemented them despite the passage of time.
Key Issues
Whether the respondents failed to give effect to valid appellate orders within a reasonable time. The issue also concerns the implementation of tax assessment and appeal decisions.
Sections Cited
Rule 86(2)
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P. WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2022 / 18TH KARTHIKA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 32691 OF 2022 PETITIONER/S: A K TRADERS AGED 73 YEARS DOOR NO.XL/4438, MUSLIM STREET, ERNAKULAM, COCHIN, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, SRI. A K SHAMSUDEEN, PIN - 682035 BY ADV TOMSON T.EMMANUEL RESPONDENT/S: 1 STATE TAX OFFICER STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, 2ND CIRCLE, ERNAKULAM, COCHIN, PIN - 682018 2 STATE TAX OFFICER (INT.) STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, SQUAD NO.IV, MATTANCHERY AT ALUVA, MINI CIVIL STATION, ALUVA, PIN - 683101 3 DEPUTY TASILDAR KANAYANNUR TALUK OFFICE, ERNAKULAM. COCHIN , PIN - 682011 ADV. THUSHARA JAMES (SR GP) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09.11.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 32691 OF 2022 2 JUDGMENT
Petitioner has approached this Court, being aggrieved by the fact that respondent Nos.1 and 2 have not given effect to Exts.P3 and P4 orders in appeal, for the assessment year 2010- 11, despite the fact that the appellate orders were issued in the year 2017 and the provisio
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