{"id":269931,"date":"2008-07-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-23T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/selfridges-vs-assistant-commissioner-on-24-july-2008"},"modified":"2017-02-11T09:04:34","modified_gmt":"2017-02-11T03:34:34","slug":"selfridges-vs-assistant-commissioner-on-24-july-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/selfridges-vs-assistant-commissioner-on-24-july-2008","title":{"rendered":"Selfridges vs Assistant Commissioner on 24 July, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Selfridges vs Assistant Commissioner on 24 July, 2008<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWA.No. 1532 of 2008()\n\n\n1. SELFRIDGES, PALLIMUKKU, M.G.ROAD,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, SPECIAL\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (AA), COMMERCIAL\n\n3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER(AA), COMMERCIAL\n\n4. COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, PUBLIC\n\n5. INSPECTING ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER,\n\n6. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (APPEALS),\n\n7. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.VIJAYAN. K.U.\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble the Chief Justice MR.H.L.DATTU\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice A.K.BASHEER\n\n Dated :24\/07\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                    H.L.Dattu, C.J. &amp; A.K.Basheer, J.\n                   ----------------------------------------------\n                            W.A.No.1532 of 2008\n                   ----------------------------------------------\n                    Dated, this the 24th day of July, 2008\n\n                                 JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">H.L.Dattu,C.J.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">             Admit.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_2\">             2. This Writ Appeal is directed against the orders passed by<\/p>\n<p>the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C).No.17134 of 2007 dated 7th July, 2008.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\">             3. In the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, we<\/p>\n<p>modify the orders passed by the learned Single Judge, directing the<\/p>\n<p>appellant only to deposit a sum of Rupees Fifteen Lakhs within four weeks<\/p>\n<p>from today. The appellant need not have to furnish any further security for<\/p>\n<p>the balance amount.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_4\">             4. With this modification, the Writ Appeal is disposed of.<\/p>\n<p>             Ordered accordingly.<\/p>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">\n\n\n\n                                                        H.L.Dattu\n                                                      Chief Justice\n\n\n\n\n                                                      A.K.Basheer\nvku\/-                                                     Judge\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Selfridges vs Assistant Commissioner on 24 July, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WA.No. 1532 of 2008() 1. SELFRIDGES, PALLIMUKKU, M.G.ROAD, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, SPECIAL &#8230; Respondent 2. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (AA), COMMERCIAL 3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER(AA), COMMERCIAL 4. COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, PUBLIC 5. 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