IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM THURSDAY, THE 28TH OCTOBER 2010 / 6TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 32819 of 2010 (B) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- M/S.TRANSDOT PVT.LTD., SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT & PRINT HEAD REFRESHING ACCESSORIES, JAWAHAR NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR SRI.NARAYANAN. BY ADVS. SRI.ANIL D. NAIR SRI.NIVEDITA A.KAMATH RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER, FIRST CIRCLE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (APPEALS), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY (TAXES), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.C.K.GOVINDAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: VK C.K. ABDUL REHIM, J ------------------------------ WP(C) NO. 32819 OF 2010 ------------------------------ Dated this the 28th day of October, 2010 JUDGMENT Against Exts.P1 and P2 orders of assessments, the petitioner had preferred statutory appeals before the second respondent as per Exts.P3 and P4. Exts.P5 and P6 are stay petitions filed along with appeals. Grievance of the petitioner is that without considering pendency of the appeal, recovery steps has now been initiated, on issuing Ext.P7 notice. 2. Heard; learned Government Pleader on behalf of the respondents. Considering pendency of the statutory appeals, I am of the opinion that the Writ Petition can be disposed of directing the appellate authority to expedite disposal of the matter. 3. The Writ Petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P5 and P6 stay petitions, after affording an 2 WP(C) No. 32819/2010 opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, as early as possible, at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. 4. Till such time orders are passed by the second respondent, recovery of the amounts covered by Exts.P1 and P2, which is now initiated pursuant to Ext.P7 notice shall be kept in abeyance. 5. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment before the second respondent. C.K. ABDUL REHIM JUDGE dnc