IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 21ST JULY 2011 / 30TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 19827 of 2011(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER : --------------------- M/S. ANTHRAPER AND VAZHAKKAT JEWELLERS, BROADWAY, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNER, SUNNY ANTHRAPPER. BY ADVS. SRI.K.SRIKUMAR SRI.K.MANOJ CHANDRAN SRI.P.R.AJITHKUMAR SRI.P.V.THOMAS RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE SALES TAX OFFICER, NOW THE COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER, 3RD CIRCLE, ERNAKULAM-682015. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. JAMES MATHEW KADAVAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/- WP(C).No. 19827 of 2011(C) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE DEMAND NOTICE DATED 08-11-2004. EXT.P2 : COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 10-05-2005. EXT.P3 : COPY OF THE RECEIPT DATED 04-03-2005. EXT.P3(a) : COPY OF THE RECEIPT DATED 15-03-2007. EXT.P3(b) : COPY OF THE RECEIPT DATED 02-01-2008. EXT.P4 : COPY OF THE ORDER NO. R1.34810/05/TX DATED 11-08-2008. EXT.P5 : COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 18-09-2008. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS - NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Mn S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.19827 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 21st day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner seeks refund of sales tax allegedly paid in excess by the petitioner under the Kerala General Sales Tax Act. Seeking refund, the petitioner has filed Ext.P5 petition before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 as expeditiously as possible. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/