Inkal Ventures PVT. LTD. vs. State Tax Officer

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WP(C)/7591/2020HC KeralaGSTCNR KLHC01020062202012 March 2020Bench: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.G.ARUN4 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.G.ARUN THUR AY, THE 12TH DAY OF MARCH 2020 / 22ND PHALGUNA, 1941 WP(C).No.7591 OF 2020(Y) PETITIONER/S: M/s.INKAL VENTURES PVT. LTD., 25/578G, 5TH FLOOR, PATHICHERIL ENCLAVE, NH 544, PATHADIPALAM, KOCHI - 682033, (OLD ADDRESS DOOR NO.33/1173-G, SHANZ COMPLEX, BYE PASS ROAD, VENNALA P.O., KOCHI - 682028), (REPRESENTED BY SRI.UMER NIZAR MUHAMMED ABDAH, DIRECTOR). BY ADVS. SRI.K.N.SREEKUMARAN SRI.P.J.ANILKUMAR (A-1768) SRI.N.SANTHOSHKUMAR RESPONDENT/S: 1 STATE TAX OFFICER, 2ND CIRCLE, STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, KALAMASSERY - 683 104. 2 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TAXES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 001. 3 DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK, PIN - 686 691, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY GP DR.THUSHARA JAMES THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12.03.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No.7591 OF 2020 2 JUDGMENT Dated this the 12th day of March 2020 The question

arising

for consideration in this writ petition is regarding the authority of the respondents to initiate assessment proceedings after a period of six years from the assessment year. The petitioner is aggrieved by Ext.P2 assessment order, the proceeding for which was apparently initiated after a period of six years.

2.

Learned Government Pleader fairly submits that the issue is covered against the revenue as per the decision of this Court in MCP Enterprises (M/s) Others [2020(1) KHC 127].

3.

In that view of the matter, the writ petition is allowed.

WP(C).No.7591 OF 2020 3 Ext.P2 assessment order and Ext.P1 demand, based on the assessment order, are quashed. V.G.ARUN JUDGE uu 13.03.2020

WP(C).No.7591 OF 2020 4 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1OF THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE NO.32071330541/2011-12 DATED 04/02/2019 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P2OF THE ASSESSMENT ORDER NO.32071330541/2011-12 DATED 18/3/2019 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P3OF THE DEMAND NOTICE IN FORM I BEARING RRC NO.2020/1356/07 DATED 29/2/2020 IN MALAYALAM AND TRUE TRANSLATION IN ENGLISH ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT.

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