IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 17TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 4277 of 2008(H) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ MANJULAL ELECTRICALS, A DISSOLVED FIRM REPD. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER MADHAVA NAMBISAN EAST NADA, GURUVAYUR, THRISSUR DT. BY ADV. SRI.M.K.DILEEP KUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. SALES TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, PALAKKAD. 2. TAHASILDAR (RR), CHAVAKAD, THRISSUR DT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI C.K.GOVINDAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/02/2008 ALONG WITH WP(C) 4278/08, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 4277 & 4278 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated: February 6, 2008 JUDGMENT In these writ petitions the appeals filed by the petitioners for the assessment year 1997-98 is pending consideration of the 1st respondent Tribunal. Ext.P1 in these cases are the copies of the appeals filed by the respective petitioners. Similarly, Ext.P2 are the stay petitions which have also been filed by the petitioners. Complaining that the appeals and the stay petitions have not been heard and apprehending coercive action for recovering the amounts, these writ petitions have been filed. 2. Having regard to the fact that the appeals and the stay petitions are pending consideration of the 1st respondent, I dispose of these writ petitions directing that the 1st respondent shall take up and pass orders on Ext.P2 applications filed by the petitioners for stay. This shall be done within four weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. In the meantime, further coercive action for recovery of the amounts shall be deferred for a period of six weeks from today. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE mt/-