IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH DECEMBER 2007 / 28TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 W.P(C).No. 37404 of 2007(C) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- S C JOHNSON PRODUCTS PVT. LTD., REP. BY M.IQBAL, C & F AGENT, 43/2632 A, PSM HOUSE, MASJID LANE, SRM ROAD, ERNAKULAM 682018. BY ADV. SRI.P.JACOB VARGHESE SRI.VARUGHESE M EASO SRI.VIVEK VARGHESE P.J. SMT.NISHA JOHN SRI.K.B.ARUN SRI.P.J.VINOD JOSEPH RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. INSPECTING ASST. COMMISSIONER, COMMERCIAL TAXES ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-30. 2. COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER, KVAT CIRCLE-I, ERNAKULAM. 3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (APPEALS), COMMERCIAL TAXES DEPARTMENT, ERNAKULAM. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT. BY GOVT. PLEADER, SRI. C.K.GOVINDAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/12/2007, THE COURT ON 19/12/2007 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. = = = = = ============== W.P.(C) NO. 37404 OF 2007 C ===================== Dated this the 19th day of December, 2007 J U D G M E N T In this writ petition, Exts. P4 and P5 are the orders of assessment in respect of which, petitioner has approached the 3rd respondent, the appellate authority by filing Exts. P6 and P7 appeals and stay petitions. While the petitioner was anticipating a posting of the stay petitions revenue recovery steps have been initiated by Exts. P8 and P9 and hence this writ petition has been filed. 2. Since the petitioner has already availed of the statutory remedy by filing the appeals and stay petitions as indicated above, I feel that orders should be passed at least on the stay petitions on an expeditious basis. 3. Accordingly, I direct that the 3rd respondent shall consider and pass orders on the stay petitions filed along with Exts. P6 and P7 appeals as expeditiously as possible, at any rate WPC37404 /07 :2 : within 3 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. In the meantime, further proceedings in pursuance to Exts. P8 and P9 will stand deferred for a period of 4 weeks. 4. Writ petition is disposed of as above. Petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment before the 3rd respondent for compliance. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE. Jan/-