IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON TUESDAY, THE 8TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 19TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 3488 of 2007(M) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- M/S.VENKITESWARA SUPPLIERS LIMITED, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, N.H.BYE PASS ROAD, CHANDRANAGAR, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.V.CHITAMBARESH. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (APPEALS), ERNAKULAM. 2. THE COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER, IIND CIRCLE, PALAKKAD. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. K.P. PRADEEP. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/02/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.3488/2007-M: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE ORDER OF ASSESSMENT FOR THE YEAR 2004-05 ISSUED BY THE R.2. DTD. 05/04/2006. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM OF APPEAL PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONER DTD. 25/10/2006. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION TO POST THE APPEAL FOR HEARING IMMEDIATELY DTD. 25/10/2006. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION FOR STAY OF COERCIVE STEPS FOR RECOVERY DTD. 25/10/2006. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER ALONG WITH THE APPEAL FURNISHING THE DETAILS OF REMITTANCE DTD. 25/10/06. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE DEMAND NOTICE ISSUED BY THE R.2. DTD. 04/01/2007. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P (C) No. 3488 OF 2007 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated, this the 8th day of February, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is challenging the coercive steps taken by way of revenue recovery proceedings without any regard to the statutory appeal and interlocutory application for stay. 2. when the matter was admitted on 01.02.2007, an interim order was passed, directing to keep all further proceedings pursuant to Ext. P6 in abeyance for a period of three weeks and directing the first respondent to pass appropriate orders in the I.A. for stay. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the appeal is still pending. In the above circumstances, the first respondent is directed to consider and pass final orders on Ext. P2 appeal in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, if the same is still pending. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. P. R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE kmd W.P. (C) No. of 2010 : 2 :