IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2010 / 17TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 12112 of 2010(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- M/S. SAKTHI METALS, ALOOR P.O., TRICHUR, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, SRI.ABY A.D. BY ADV. SRI.SOJAN JAMES RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TAXES, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER, COMMERCIAL TAXES DEPARTMENT, CHALAKUDI. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER ADV. MR. C.K. GOVINDAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. .............................................................................. W.P.(C) No. 12112 OF 2010 ......................................................................... Dated this the 7th April, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner has approached this Court seeking for a writ of mandamus directing the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P1 claiming refund in the light of the decision in J .S Granite Company. vs. State of Kerala , reported in [2009(2) KLT 787]. 2. Heard the learned Government Pleader as well 3. Considering the limited nature of the relief prayed for, this Court does not find it necessary to go through the facts and figures as narrated in the Writ Petition. In the said circumstance, the second respondent is directed to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext. P1 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. The Writ Petition is disposed of. P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE. lk