IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 4TH MARCH 2008 / 14TH PHALGUNA 1929 W.P.(C).No. 7536 of 2008(V) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- M.ABDUL BASHEER, 21/55(6), CHANDANAKURISSY, BHARATH NAGAR, NOORANI, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.ARIKKAT VIJAYAN MENON RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER (AA), DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, PALAKKAD. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (APPEALS), DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, ERNAKULAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER, SRI. C.K. GOVINDAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C) No. 7536 OF 2008 - V = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 4th day of March, 2008 J U D G M E N T Against Ext. P1 order of assessment passed by the 1st respondent, petitioner has filed Ext. P2 appeal and Ext. P3 stay petition which are pending consideration of the 2nd respondent. In the meanwhile petitioner apprehends revenue recovery proceedings and hence this writ petition. 2. Now that the appeal as stated above is pending consideration of the 2nd respondent, I dispose of this writ petition itself directing the 2nd respondent to take up for consideration Ext.P2 appeal and pass orders thereon as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 8 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. In the meantime, all further proceedings for recovery of the amount due as per Ext.P1 will stand stayed on condition that the petitioner remits 50% of the amount demanded in Ext. P1 within a period of two weeks from today before the 1st respondent. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE jan/-