Professional Copier Services INDIA PVT. LTD. vs. State Of Kerala
Held
The Court directed the appellate authority to condone the delay in filing the appeal and pass orders on the stay application within one month. Further proceedings for realization of the amounts were ordered to be deferred until a decision on the stay application.
Facts
The petitioner filed an appeal against an assessment order under the Kerala Value Added Tax Act. The appeal was filed with a delay of 27 days, along with applications for condonation of delay and stay of proceedings. The petitioner's grievance was the inaction of the appellate authority on these applications.
Key Issues
Whether the appellate authority should consider the stay and delay condonation applications expeditiously. Whether recovery proceedings should be stayed pending disposal of the stay application.
Sections Cited
Section 55
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.B.SURESH KUMAR THURSDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF DECEMBER 2017/30TH AGRAHAYANA, 1939 WP(C).No. 41471 of 2017 (H) --------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------- PROFESSIONAL COPIER SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD. BUILDING NO.34/491 B, VETTIKKATU PARAMBU ROAD, EDAPPALLY TOLL GATE, COCHIN - 682 024, REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED SIGNATORY, MR. K.K. NAIR.
BY ADVS.SRI.M.GOPIKRISHNAN NAMBIAR SRI.P.GOPINATH SRI.K.JOHN MATHAI SRI.JOSON MANAVALAN SRI.KURYAN THOMAS SRI.PAULOSE C. ABRAHAM SMT.S.PARVATHI RESPONDENT(S): -------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY (TAXES), GOVRNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES(APPEALS), DEPRTMENT OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, (CURRENTLY STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT), THEVARA, PERUMBAVOOR, KOCHI-682 015. 3. THE COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER, 1ST CIRCLE, (CURRENTLY STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT),
KAKAMASSERY, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, KOCHI-682 030
THE INSPECTING ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL TAXES,
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