Bass Group vs. The State Tax Officer
Held
The Court held that the appellate authority should have issued a defect notice for non-production of a certified copy, rather than rejecting the appeal at the final hearing stage after it had been numbered. The non-production of the original copy is not a valid reason to reject a numbered appeal.
Facts
The petitioner's appeal was rejected by the First Appellate Authority on the technical ground that the order in original or its certified copy was not filed. The petitioner contended they had provided a certified copy obtained from the assessing authority.
Key Issues
Whether an appeal can be rejected on a technical defect without issuing a defect notice, especially after the appeal has been numbered?
Sections Cited
KVAT Act
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR FRIDAY, THE 04TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2020 / 13TH AGRAHAYANA, 1942 WP(C).No.17880 OF 2020(H) PETITIONER/S: BASS GROUP,40/434, M.G.ROAD, ERNAKULAM SOUTH, PIN - 682 011, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, SURESH BHARATHAN. BY ADV. SRI.R.MURALEEDHARAN RESPONDENT/S: 1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER FOURTH CIRCLE, STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, CLAS TOWER, OLD RAILWAY STATION ROAD, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682 018. 2 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (APPEALS) DEPARTMENT OF STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX, TAX COMPLEX, POOTHOLE, THRISSUR, PIN - 680 004. 3 THE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER SQUAD NO.II, COMMERCIAL TAXES, THRISSUR, PIN - 680
OTHER PRESENT: GP:DR.THUSHARA JAMES THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04.12.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C).No.17880 OF 2020(H) 2 JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court aggrieved by Ext.P3 appellate order passed by the First Appellate Authority under the KVAT Act. In the writ petition the challenge against Ext.P3 order is primarily on the contention that by Ext.P3 order, the appeal was rejected for the te
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