Kundan Care Products LTD vs. The State Tax Officer
Facts
The petitioner, M/s. Kundan Care Products Ltd., filed a writ petition before the High Court of Kerala. The petitioner sought permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file a fresh one. The respondents included various State Tax Officers and District Collectors from Kerala and Uttarakhand, along with the Kerala VAT Appellate Tribunal and the State of Kerala. The specific tax period, the order or action under challenge, the authority that passed it, and the amount in dispute are not recorded in the provided judgment excerpt. The procedural history leading to this withdrawal request is also not detailed.
Held
The Court held that the petitioner's request to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file a fresh one should be granted. The reasoning appears to be based on the petitioner's explicit request and the lack of any opposition from the respondents. The Court granted the permission sought by the petitioner. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn, with the liberty to file a fresh writ petition expressly reserved. No specific provisions of the GST Act or Rules were discussed in relation to this procedural decision. The Court did not address any substantive issues related to GST law.
Key Issues
The primary issue before the Court was whether to grant the petitioner's request to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file a fresh one. The petitioner's counsel sought permission for this withdrawal. The respondents, represented by Smt. Jasmin M.M., GP, did not appear to have raised any objections or arguments against this request, as the judgment only records the petitioner's submission and the Court's subsequent order. Therefore, the Court had to decide whether to allow the withdrawal with the stated liberty, considering the absence of any opposition.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS FRIDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF MARCH 2022 / 13TH PHALGUNA, 1943 WP(C) NO. 7006 OF 2022 PETITIONER: M/S.KUNDAN CARE PRODUCTS LTD, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR DEEPAK GUPTA HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT E-22, INDUSTRIAL AREA, BAHADRABAD, HARIDWAR, UTTARAKHAND – 249 402 AND ITS BRANCH OFFICE AT P.P DEVASSY BUILDING, KALVERY JUNCTION, POOTHOLE P.O, THRISSUR 680004, PIN - 249402 BY ADVS. M.P.SHAMEEM AHAMED AKHIL PHILIP MANITHOTTIYIL RESPONDENTS: 1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER III CIRCLE, STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT, THRISSUR, PIN – 680 004. 2 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR THRISSUR DISTRICT, KERALA 680 003. 3 THE KERALA VAT APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, SGST DEPARTMENT COMPLEX, THEVARA, KOCHI - 682015, PIN - 682015 4 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR HARIDWAR DISTRICT, ROSHNABAD, PIN 249 403, UTTARAKHAND STATE, PIN – 249 403 5 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, TAXES DEPARTMENT , GOVT SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695001, PIN – 695001. SMT.JASMIN M.M., GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04.03.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING
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