Sunitha Kurian Thomas vs The Sales Tax Officer on 11 May, 2007

       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

WP(C) No. 14836 of 2007(N)


1. SUNITHA KURIAN THOMAS,
                      ...  Petitioner

                        Vs



1. THE SALES TAX OFFICER,
                       ...       Respondent

2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (APPEALS)

3. THE INSPECTING ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER,

                For Petitioner  :SRI.V.P.SUKUMAR

                For Respondent  : No Appearance

The Hon'ble MR. Justice ANTONY DOMINIC

 Dated :11/05/2007

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                            ANTONY DOMINIC, J.

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                       W.P.(C) NO. 14836 OF 2007

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                Dated this the 11th day of May, 2007


                                J U D G M E N T

Petitioner is a registered dealer under the Kerala General

Sales Tax Act. Aggrieved by Ext.P1 order of assessment, the

petitioner filed Ext.P2 appeal and Ext.P3 stay petition. It is the

complaint of the petitioner that during the pendency of the appeal

and the stay petition, revenue recovery proceedings evidenced by

Ext.P4 has been initiated for the recovery of the tax due under

Ext.P1. In the above circumstances, this writ petition has been

filed, seeking inter alia, a direction to the respondents to pass

orders in the appeal, keeping in abeyance the revenue recovery

proceedings.

Accordingly this writ petition will stand disposed of directing

the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 stay

petition with notice to the petitioner within a period of six weeks.

It is further directed that, in the meanwhile Ext.P4 revenue

recovery proceedings initiated against the petitioner shall be kept

in abeyance.

Writ petition is disposed of as above.

ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE.

Rp