Kerala High Court
M/S. Prathibha Traders vs The State Tax Officer on 8 November, 2023
WP(C) No.25600/2022 1/3
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH
Wednesday, the 8th day of November 2023 / 17th Karthika, 1945
WP(C) NO. 25600 OF 2022
PETITIONER:
M/S. PRATHIBHA TRADERS, AGED 58 YEARS, DOOR NO-8/184, ERAMANGALAM,
MALAPPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, MUSTHAFA KAMAL
VILAKKERI, PIN - 679587
RESPONDENTS:
1. THE STATE TAX OFFICER, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, PONNANI NAGARAM P.O,
PONNANI- MALAPPURAM DT, PIN - 679583.
2. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF
FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE), NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI PIN -
110001.
3. CENTRAL BOARD OF I NDIRECT TAXES & CUSTOMS GST POLICY WING, NORTH
BLOCK, NEW DELHI , REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER (GST)., PIN
- 110001.
4. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TAXES DEPT.,
GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001.
Writ Petition (Civil) praying inter alia that in the circumstances
stated in the affidavit filed along with the WP(C) the High Court be
pleased to stay all further proceedings pursuant to Ext. P1 notice issued
by the 1st respondent,till final disposal of this Writ Petition (Civil).
This Petition coming on for orders upon perusing the petition and
the affidavit filed in support of WP(C) and upon hearing the arguments of
M/S. HARISANKAR V. MENON, MEERA V.MENON, R.SREEJITH & K.KRISHNA, Advocates
for the petitioner, SRI. M.S.AMAL DHARSAN, Advocate for R3, the court
passed the following:
WP(C) No.25600/2022 2/3
DINESH KUMAR SINGH, J.
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WP(C) Nos.31559 & 32556 of 2019, 14654, 25891, 28467
& 28542 of 2020, 12309, 12594, 15407, 17290, 26515 of 2021,
1601, 2276,2446, 5360, 5879, 5995, 6763, 7057, 7448, 7500, 8070,
10859, 10868, 10907, 11736, 13441, 13904, 15104, 15126, 16416,
17278, 17281, 17284, 17306, 18947, 18958, 19115, 20511, 20847,
20934, 21477, 21545, 21764, 22101, 22106, 22204,22224, 22331,
22788, 23471, 23749, 23892, 24243, 24327, 25600, 25940, 27854,
28241, 28324, 29479, 30146, 30416, 30444, 30578, 30688, 31001,
31050, 31096, 31219, 31354, 31504, 31510, 31530, 31964, 31980,
32005, 32054, 32057, 32441, 32692, 32801, 32834, 32854, 33238,
33408, 33630, 33848, 33879, 33965, 34073, 34128, 35272, 35416,
35460, 35474, 35644, 35887, 35888, 35907, 36011, 36027, 36292,
36362, 36612, 36621, 36637, 36656, 36669, 36670, 36915, 36927,
36972, 37302, 37841, 37910, 37941, 38627, 38708, 38846, 38964,
39102, 39103, 39298, 40251, 40402, 40506, 41052, 41158, 41243,
41266, 41280, 41302, 41405, 41571, 41702, 41705, 41847, 41855,
41883, 41928, 41953, 41960, 42012, 42044, 42297, 42298, 42456 &
42681 of 2022, 155, 201, 223, 1048, 1405, 1604, 2042, 2469,
3489, 4088, 4363, 5641, 6882, 15524, 15553, 16237, 16479,
16873, 16879, 17724, 17801, 18379, 18870, 19156, 19181, 19459,
19774, 20441, 20559, 20704, 21074, 21305, 21447, 21547,
21742, 21762, 21811, 21850, 21921, 21941, 22164, 22364, 22444,
22550, 22677, 22814, 22830, 22956, 23445, 23490, 23709, 24070,
24145, 24213, 24306, 24677, 24686, 24826, 24836, 24975, 25030,
25141, 25234, 25434, 25473, 25475, 25562, 25564, 25772, 25875,
25971, 26032, 26227, 26555, 26656, 26696, 26848, 26875, 27028,
27087, 27122, 27366, 27416, 27441, 27491, 27571, 27767, 27807,
27893, 28096, 28177, 28406, 28478, 28479, 28492, 28494, 28522,
28689, 28708, 28764, 28842, 28874, 28881, 29307, 29699, 29705,
30322, 30451, 30770, 31408, 31536, 32743, 33251, 33275, 33295,
33317, 33343, 33353, 33372, 33377, 33865, 33979, 34356, 34563,
35117, 35783, 36349, 36501, 36644, 37004, 37011, 37039 of 2023
and
R.P.No.1031/2023 in WP(C) No.29769/2023,
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Dated this the 8th day of November, 2023
O R D E R
Heard the arguments of all sides. Judgment
reserved.
Learned counsel for all the parties are
directed to file their written synopsis within ten
days.
Sd/-
DINESH KUMAR SINGH
JUDGE
jg
WP(C) No.25600/2022 3/3
APPENDIX OF WP(C) 25600/2022
Exhibit P1 COPY OF SHOW CAUSE NOTICE ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT
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