IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 15TH JANUARY 2008 / 25TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 1806 of 2008(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ AUSTIN BENNAN, PROPRIETOR, M/S.A.B. TRADE LINKS, AYYATH BUNGLOW, LAKE DARSAN NAGAR, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER (AA), ASSESSING AUTHORITY, KOLLAM. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (APPEALS), KOLLAM. 3. THE INSPECTING ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE INSPECTING ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, COMMERCIAL TAXES, KOLLAM. BY SPL. GOVERNMENT PLEADER (TAXES) SRI C.K.GOVINDAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 1806 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated: January 15, 2008 JUDGMENT Against Exts.P1 and P4 orders of assessment, petitioner has filed Exts.P2 and P5 appeals and Exts.P3 and P6 stay petitions respectively. While orders are awaited on the appeals and the stay petitions mentioned above, revenue recovery proceedings have been initiated by Ext.P7 and hence this writ petition. 2. The fact remains that the appellate authority seized of the matter and although stay petitions have been filed, even those have not been considered. While so, revenue recovery proceedings have been initiated. 3. In view of this, I dispose of the writ petition directing that the 2nd respondent shall take up and consider Ext.P3 and P6 stay petitions filed by the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within four weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. In the meantime, further proceedings pursuant to Ext.P7 demand notice will stand deferred for a period of six weeks from today. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE