IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON MONDAY, THE 8TH MARCH 2010 / 17TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 7284 of 2010(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- HINDUSTAN NEWSPRINT LTD., NEWSPRINT NAGAR P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS DY.GENERAL MANAGER (HR & ES). BY ADV. SRI.E.K.MADHAVAN SMT.P.VIJAYAMMA SRI.V.KRISHNA MENON SRI.PRINSUN PHILIP RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE ASST.COMMISSIONER (KVAT), COMMERCIAL TAXES, SPECIAL CIRCLE, KOTTAYAM. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (APPEALS), KOTTAYAM. 3. THE INSPECTING ASST. COMMISSIONER, COMMERCIAL TAXES, PALA. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY (TAXES), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.C.K.GOVINDAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ALONG WITH WP (C) NO. 7314/2010 ON 08/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. ----------------------------------------------- WP(C) No. 7284 & 7314 of 2010 --------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 8th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners in both these cases are one and the same and has approached this Court being aggrieved of the coercive steps taken at the instance of the respondents for realisation of amount stated as due from the petitioner in respect of different assessment orders. 2. Going by the materials on record, it is seen that Ext.P1 assessment order passed by the 1st respondent has already been subjected to challenge by filing statutory appeal, along with the petition for early hearing. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has also taken necessary steps to file Interlocutory Application for stay as well. The limited prayer put forth before this Court is to intercept the coercive steps and to cause the appeal memorandum or at least the Interlocutory Applications for necessary relief to be considered and finalized. 3. Heard the learned Government Pleader as well. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances, the petitioner is permitted to file necessary I.A. for stay and if any such I.A. is filed within one week, the same shall be considered by the 2nd respondent and WP(C) No.7284 & 7314/2010 2 appropriate orders shall be passed thereon in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. It is made clear that till such appropriate orders are passed by the 2nd respondent in the I.A. for stay as aforesaid, all further recovery proceedings stated as being pursued against the petitioner shall be kept in abeyance. Both the Writ Petitions are disposed of accordingly. P. R. RAMACHANDRA MENON JUDGE dnc