George Thomas vs. The State Tax Officer
Facts
The petitioner, George Thomas, proprietor of M/s. Joes Bakery, filed a writ petition before the High Court of Kerala. The respondents included the State Tax Officer, the Commissioner of State Taxes, the Secretary of the Taxes Department, Government of Kerala, and the Central Board of Excise and Customs. The writ petition was filed on January 1, 2019. The matter came up for admission on February 1, 2019.
Held
The Court granted the petitioner's request to withdraw the Writ Petition. Consequently, the Writ Petition was dismissed as withdrawn. The Court did not delve into the merits of any GST-related issues or disputes, as the petition was disposed of based on the petitioner's decision to withdraw.
Key Issues
1. Whether the petitioner is entitled to withdraw the Writ Petition (Civil) No. 15 of 2019. Petitioner's Argument: The learned counsel for the petitioner sought permission to withdraw the Writ Petition. Revenue's Argument: No argument is recorded for the revenue or state respondents.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU FRIDAY,THE 01ST DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019 / 12TH MAGHA, 1940 PETITIONER/S: GEORGE THOMAS,PROPRIETOR M/S.JOES BAKERY, TANA, IRINJALAKKUDA-680121. BY ADVS. SRI.P.N.DAMODARAN NAMBOODIRI SHRI.RAVI E.K. SRI.HRITHWIK RESPONDENT/S: 1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER SGST DEPARTMENT, IRINJALAKKUDA-680125. 2 THE COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAXES, TAX TOWER, KILLIPALAM, KARAMANA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695002. 3 THE SECRETARY,TAXES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. 4 THE CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE AND CUSTOMS, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI-110001. GP DR. THUSHARA JAMES., SR.SC SRI SREELAL WARRIER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01.02.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT The learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the Writ Petition. Permission is granted. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU JUDGE
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