IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 7TH AUGUST 2007 / 16TH SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 23976 of 2007(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.BALAKRISHNAN, S/O.KANNAN NAIR, PWD CONTRACTOR, CHERUKUNNU, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.T.M.SREEDHARAN SRI.V.P.NARAYANAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SALES TAX OFFICER (WC & LT), I CIRCLE, KANNUR. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, COMMERCIAL TAXES, KANNUR. 3. THE TAHSILDAR(R.R.), KANNUR. BY ADV. SHRI.C.K.GOVINDAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ----------------------------------- WP(C) No. 23976 of 2007 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 7th day of August, 2007 J U D G M E N T Since the prayer is only to grant instalment facility to clear the arrears of sales tax due from the petitioner for the assessment years 1993-94 to 1997-98, this writ petition is disposed of granting 10 equal monthly instalments to the petitioner to clear the arrears of tax with interest, first of which will be paid on or before 10/09/2007 and balance on or before 10th day of 9 succeeding months. If petitioner commits default in making payment of any of the instalments, the instalment facility granted will stand automatically vacated on first default and respondents are free to proceed for recovering entire arrears of sales tax with interest. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) jg