Balan Associates vs. The State Tax Officer
Held
The Court condoned the 194-day delay in filing the appeal and directed the appellate authority to decide the stay petition within one month. Recovery steps were ordered to be kept in abeyance until the stay petition is decided.
Facts
The petitioner filed an appeal against an assessment order for the year 2013-14 under the Kerala Value Added Tax Act, along with a delay condonation and stay petition. Despite the pending stay petition, recovery steps were initiated by the respondents.
Key Issues
Whether the delay in filing the appeal should be condoned and whether recovery steps should be stayed pending the decision on the stay petition.
Sections Cited
Not Applicable
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR MONDAY, THE 09TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2019 / 18TH AGRAHAYANA, 1941 WP(C).No.33447 OF 2019(E) PETITIONER/S: BALAN ASSOCIATES D.NO.CC41/811, EDAPPALLY TRIPUNITHURA ROAD, PADIVATTOM, ERNAKULAM-682024, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI.SANJAY K BALAN. BY ADVS. SRI.K.S.HARIHARAN NAIR SMT.HARIMA HARIHARAN SHRI.RAJATH R NATH RESPONDENT/S: 1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER, STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, 2ND CIRCLE, KALAMASERRY AT CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD-682030. 2 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OFSTATE TAX (APPEALS), COMMERCIAL TAXES COMPLEX, THEVARA, ERNAKULAM-682015. 3 THE INSPECTING ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, COMMERCIAL TAXES, KAKKANAD-682030. 4 THE BRANCH MANAGER, SYNDICATE BANK, 44/3302, DESABHIMANI JUNCTION, KALOOR, ERNAKULAM-682017. SMT. THUSHARA JAMES; GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09.12.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C).No.33447 OF 2019 2 JUDGMENT Against Ext.P1 assessment order for the assessment year 2013-14 under the Kerala Value Added Tax Act, the petitioner has preferred Ext.P2 appeal t
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