IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN FRIDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER 2011 / 2ND POUSHA 1933 WA.No. 1984 of 2011() --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.31709/2011 Dated 27/11/2011 .................... APPELLANT/PETITIONER: -------------- SOBHA PROJECTS & TRADERS (p)LTD, NO 3265, 8TH CROSS, 11TH MAIN, HAL, 2ND STAGE, BANGALORE HAVING BRANCH AT IV/303, DIVYA NIVAS, EAST KADUNGALLOORKARA, DESOM, ALUVA REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR I.P. GOPALAKRISHNAN BY ADV. SRI.VIJAYAN. K.U. SRI.K.N.SREEKUMARAN SRI.P.K.GEEVARGHESE RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES(APPEALS) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, ERNAKULAM 2. COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER, MATTANCHERRY, COCHIN 682 002 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BOBY JOHN THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: jma C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, & K. VINOD CHANDRAN, JJ ---------------------------------------------------- W.A No. 1984 of 2011 ---------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of December, 2011 J U D G M E N T C.N. Ramachandran Nair , J Heard the counsel for the appellant and Senior Government Pleader for respondents. After hearing both sides and having regard to the nature of dispute particularly backed by declaration the judgment issued by the learned Single Judge in the writ petition requires modification. Accordingly, we reduce the demand ordered under conditional stay order from 50% to 1/3rd of the demand due. Appellant is accordingly granted two weeks time from today to pay the first instalment in terms of 50% of the 1/3rd and three weeks thereafter to pay the second instalment. Sd/- C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR (Judge) Sd/- K. VINOD CHANDRAN (Judge) jma //true copy// P.A to Judge