S.K.Radhika vs. The State Tax Officer
Facts
The petitioner, S.K. Radhika, proprietress of M/s. Syama Agencies, filed a Writ Petition (Civil) 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 Indirect Taxes and Customs. The specific tax period(s) and the exact order or action under challenge are not detailed in the provided judgment excerpt. The amount in dispute, if any, is also not mentioned. The procedural history leading to this filing is not elaborated.
Held
The Court considered the petitioner's request to withdraw the Writ Petition. The learned counsel for the petitioner sought and was granted permission to withdraw the petition. Consequently, the Court decided to dismiss the Writ Petition as withdrawn. The reasoning is straightforward: the petitioner, having sought permission to withdraw, was granted it, leading to the dismissal of the case on that procedural ground. There is no decision on the merits of any underlying GST dispute. The operative direction was to dismiss the petition as withdrawn.
Key Issues
The Court had to decide whether to grant the petitioner's request to withdraw the Writ Petition. The petitioner's side argued for withdrawal. The judgment does not record any arguments presented by the respondents. Therefore, the issues and arguments are limited to the petitioner's request for withdrawal.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU THUR AY ,THE 31ST DAY OF JANUARY 2019 / 11TH MAGHA, 1940 PETITIONER/S: S.K.RADHIKA,PROPRIETRESS, M/S. SYAMA AGNENCIES NEAR TOLL GATE, KOTTAPURAM, KODUNGALLUR-680 667. BY ADVS. SRI.P.N.DAMODARAN NAMBOODIRI HRITHWIK D. NAMBOOTHIRI RESPONDENT/S: 1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER SGST DEPARTMENT, KODUNGALLUR-680 664. 2 THE COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAXES TAX TOWER, KILLIPALAM, KARAMANA. P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -695 002. 3 THE SECRETARY,TAXES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -695 001. 4 THE CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI-110 001. GP DR. THUSHSARA JAMES., SR. SC SRI SREELAL WARRIER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31.01.2019, 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 APPENDIX P
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