IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.CHELAMESWAR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 14TH JUNE 2010 / 24TH JYAISTHA 1932 WA.No. 968 of 2010 -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.9392/2010 Dated 18/05/2010 .................... APPELLANT/PETITIONER: --------------------------- A.M.ABDUL HAMEED, M/S.ARAFA TRADERS, SULTHAN BATHERY, WAYANAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.HARISANKAR V. MENON SRI.NISHIN GEORGE VIJAYABABU RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: ----------------------------------- 1. THE COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER, SULTHAN BATHERY, WAYANAD DISTRICT. 2. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER(IB), DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TAXES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SPL. GOVT. PLEADER, SRI. VINOD CHANDRAN THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.Chelameswar, CJ. & P.N.Ravindran, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.A.No. 968 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 14th day of June, 2010 JUDGMENT J.Chelameswar, CJ. This is an appeal by the unsuccessful petitioner in WP(C) No.9392 of 2010. By the order under appeal a learned Judge of this Court dismissed the writ petition principally on two grounds, firstly that there is an alternate remedy by way of statutory appeal and secondly the conduct of the appellant herein. It appears that when the matter came up for consideration on 09.04.2010 a conditional interim order was passed calling upon the appellant herein to make a deposit of a sum of Rs.15 lakhs within a stipulated time. The appellant did not comply with the said conditional order. In the circumstances, we do not see any reason to take a view different than the one taken by the learned Judge. We see no merit in the writ appeal and therefore dismissed at the admission stage. J.Chelameswar, Chief Justice. P.N.Ravindran, Judge. ttb