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Unnikrishnan Gopalakrishnan vs State Tax Officer
2023 Latest Caselaw 11561 Ker

Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 11561 Ker
Judgement Date : 8 November, 2023

Kerala High Court
Unnikrishnan Gopalakrishnan vs State Tax Officer on 8 November, 2023
WP(C) No.28708/2023                        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. 28708 OF 2023

   PETITIONER:

          UNNIKRISHNAN GOPALAKRISHNAN ,AGED 47 YEARS, PROP: HARINARAYANA
          FOODS, PLAKKUDY ROAD, AMBALAPUZHA, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 688661.

   RESPONDENTS:

      1. STATE TAX OFFICER, STATE GOODS & SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, 1ST
         CIRCLE, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 688001.
      2. STATE TAX OFFICER (ARREAR RECOVERY), O/O. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER,
         TAX PAYER SERVICES, STATE GOODS & SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT, ALAPPUZHA,
         PIN - 688001.
      3. COMMISSIONER OF STATE GOODS & SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT, TAX TOWER, 9TH
         FLOOR, KILLIPPALAM, KARAMANA-P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695002.
      4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY (TAXES),
         GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM , PIN - 695001.
      5. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,
         MINISTRY OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI ,
         PIN - 110001.

        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 direct the first respondent to put on hold all further
   proceedings pursuant to Exts-P1 & P2 till disposal of this Writ Petition.
        This petition again coming on for orders upon perusing the petition
   and the affidavit filed in support of WP(C) and this Court's order dated
   25/08/2023 and upon hearing the arguments of M/S.K.N.SREEKUMARAN,
   P.J.ANILKUMAR & N.SANTHOSHKUMAR, Advocates for the petitioner, the court
   passed the following:
 WP(C) No.28708/2023                      2/3

                             DINESH KUMAR SINGH, J.
                      ------------------------------------
                 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,
                   -------------------------------------
                  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.28708/2023                 3/3

APPENDIX OF WP(C) 28708/2023 Exhibit-P1 TRUE COPY OF PROCEEDINGS/ORDER NO.32BNKPG3080J1Z3/ 2017-18 DATED 30..9..2022 ALONG WITH FORM DRC-07 U/S 73 OF THE GST ACT ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. Exhibit -P2 TRUE COPY OF THE ARREAR NOTICE 32BNKPG3080J1Z3/ 2017-18 DATED 02..08..2023 BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT.

Exhibit -P3 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 13..6..2023 IN W.P.(C) 40251/2022 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT.

 
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