IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON FRIDAY, THE 19TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 30TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 5451 of 2010(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------- M/S. CHENGAZHATHU GRANITES, PALLICKAL, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR, K.M. MATHEW. BY ADV. SRI.THAMPAN THOMAS RESPONDENTS: ---------------- 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER(APPEALS), COMMERCIAL TAX DEPARTMENT, KOLLAM. 2. THE COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER I, ADOOR, COMMERCIAL TAXES DEPARTMENT, PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, REVENUE RECOVERY, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY GOVT. PLEADER, SRI. C. K. GOVINDAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 5451 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 19th day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT The grievance of the petitioner is that even though the petitioner has filed Exts.P4 and P6 appeals before the 1st respondent challenging Exts.P3 and P5 assessment orders, the respondents are proceeding with hasty recovery steps as evidenced by Ext.P7, which is under challenge in this writ petition. 2. Heard the learned Government Pleader as well. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner, on receipt of Ext.P7, has made immediate arrangements to file a petition for stay before the 1st respondent and the same will be finalised within one week, simultaneously seeking for appropriate direction to be issued to the appellate authority to redress the grievance of the petitioner. 4. After hearing both sides, the petitioner is permitted to file necessary petition for stay before the 1st respondent in Exts.P4 and P6 appeals within one week, on which event, the WP(C) No. 5451 of 2010 -:2:- same shall be considered by the 1st respondent in accordance with law and appropriate orders shall be passed thereon 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 orders are passed on the Interlocutory Applications, if any as aforesaid, all further coercive steps pursuant to Ext.P7 shall be kept in abeyance. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE ttb