Krishna Holiday Village vs. The Assistant Commissioner ( Assessment )Iv
Facts
The petitioner, Krishna Holiday Village, is aggrieved by assessment orders (Ext.P1 and Ext.P2) for the assessment years 2012-13 and 2013-14. The petitioner has filed second appeals before the Kerala Value Added Tax Appellate Tribunal (second respondent), along with stay petitions (Ext.P7 and Ext.P8). The petitioner apprehends coercive recovery proceedings before the stay petitions are considered and has therefore filed this writ petition before the High Court. The respondents are the Assistant Commissioner (Assessment) IV and the Deputy Commissioner of State Tax.
Held
The Court directed the second respondent (Kerala Value Added Tax Appellate Tribunal) to consider and pass orders on the stay petitions filed by the petitioner (Ext.P7 and Ext.P8) within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. Until such a decision is taken by the Tribunal, all coercive proceedings initiated pursuant to Ext.P9 to Ext.P11 (presumably related to the recovery of the disputed tax) shall be kept in abeyance. The Court disposed of the writ petition with this direction, effectively granting interim relief to the petitioner by preventing immediate recovery actions.
Key Issues
1. Whether the petitioner is entitled to a direction for the expeditious consideration of their stay petitions before coercive proceedings are initiated? Petitioner's Argument: The petitioner argued that they are facing the threat of coercive proceedings for recovery of the disputed tax amounts even before their applications for stay of the assessment orders have been considered by the appellate tribunal. They seek a direction from the High Court to ensure their stay petitions are heard and decided promptly. Respondents' Argument: The judgment does not record any specific arguments made by the respondents. However, the court considered the submissions of both parties.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS FRIDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2021 / 21ST KARTHIKA, 1943 WP(C) NO. 25105 OF 2021 PETITIONER: KRISHNA HOLIDAY VILLAGE AMALA NAGAR, THRISSUR,REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, K.B.JIJU. BY ADVS. N.MURALEEDHARAN NAIR ANTONY JONES RESPONDENTS: 1 THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER ( ASSESSMENT )IV SPECIAL CIRCLE, STATE GOODS SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT, THRISSUR-680 004. 2 THE KERALA VALUE ADDED TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL ADDITIONAL BENCH, CHERROOTY ROAD, KOZHIKODE-673 032. 3 DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX STATE GOODS SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT, STATE TAX COMPLEX, POOTHOLE, THRISSUR-680 004. SRGP.DR.THUSHARA JAMES THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12.11.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 25105 OF 2021 2 BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J --------------------------- WP(C) NO. 25105 OF 2021 --------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of November, 2021 JUDGMENT Aggrieved by Ext.P1 and Ext.P2 orders of assessment relating to assessment year 2012-13 and 2013-14, petitioner has preferred second appeals before the second respondent
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