Kerala High Court
Obera Flex Printing vs The State Tax Officer on 25 November, 2021
Author: Bechu Kurian Thomas
Bench: Bechu Kurian Thomas
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS
THURSDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2021 / 4TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943
WP(C) NO. 26518 OF 2021
PETITIONER :
OBERA FLEX PRINTING,
PERUVALLUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT 680 508,
REP.BY ITS PROPRIETRESS, LATHI VENUGOPAL
BY ADVS.
K.J.ABRAHAM
NIKHIL JOHN
RESPONDENTS :
1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER,
KERALA STATE GST DEPARTMENT, CHAVAKKAD,
THRISSUR DISTRICT - 680 508
2 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER (APPEALS),
KERALA STATE GST DEPARTMENT, POOTHOLE P.O.,
THRISSUR DISTRICT - 680 004
3 THE KERALA VAT APPELLATE TRIBUNAL,
TAX COMPLEX, PERUMANNOOR P.O., THEVARA,
ERNAKULAM - 682 015
4 THE MANAGER,
STATE BANK OF INDIA, CIVIL STATION BRANCH,
1ST FLOOR, KPS TOWER, AYYANTHOLE,
GROUND JUNCTION, THRISSUR DISTRICT - 680 003
R1 TO R3 BY SR. GOVT.PLEADER DR.THUSHARA JAMES
R4 BY ADV.A.KUMAR
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
25.11.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J.
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Dated this the 25th day of November, 2021
JUDGMENT
For the assessment year 2015-16 under the Kerala Value Added Tax Act, petitioner has preferred an appeal before the 3 rd respondent. Ext.P4 is the petition to condone the delay while Ext.P5 is the stay petition filed in the appeal. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that in the meantime, petitioner's bank account has been attached, pursuant to the demand notices.
Having regard to the aforesaid submissions, the delay condonation petition as well as the stay petition shall be considered and disposed of by the Tribunal, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.
The writ petition is disposed of as above.
Sd/-
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, JUDGE RKM WP(C) NO. 26518 OF 2021 3 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 26518/2021 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS :
Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE ASSESSMENT ORDER NO.32081143364/2015-16 DATED 28.6.2018 Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE APPELLATE ORDER IN KVATA-
504/19 DATED 28.1.2021 Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE APPEAL MEMORANDUM IN FORM NO.31 DATED 30.10.2021 Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE AFFIDAVIT AND DELAY CONDONATION PETITION DATED 30.10.2021 Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE AFFIDAVIT AND STAY PETITIONER DATED 30.10.2021 Exhibit P6 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 15.11.2021 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT (WITH TYPED COPY)