IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 15TH JULY 2011 / 24TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 19297 of 2011(J) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- CROSS DETECTIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES (P) LIMITED, "ANJANEYA", OPPOSITE W & C HOSPITAL, THYCAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, PAPPACHAN. BY ADV. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL EXCISE, CUSTOMS AND SERVICE TAX, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIVISION, ICE BHAVAN, PRESS CLUB ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE & CUSTOMS (APPEALS), OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE, CUSTOMS AND SERVICE TAX (APPEALS), CR BUILDINGS, IS PRESS ROAD, KOCHI-18. R1 & R2 BY ADV. SRI.THOMAS MATHEW NELLIMOOTTIL, SC, CB. EXCISE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/07/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs WP(C).No. 19297 of 2011(J) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 30/04/2007 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE APPEAL DATED 20/07/2007. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED UNDER SECTION 35 F OF THE CENTRAL EXCISE ACT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE rs S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 19297 of 2011 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 15th day of July, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner has been assessed to service tax, interest and penalty by Ext. P1 order. The petitioner has filed Ext. P2 appeal before the 2nd respondent. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that even after 3 years of filing Ext. P2 appeal, the same has not been disposed of yet. The petitioner seeks expeditious disposal of Ext. P2. 2. I have heard the standing counsel for the Board of Excise and Customs also. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P2 appeal as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/