IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 7TH JULY 2011 / 16TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 18331 of 2011(N) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ M/S.HOTEL NEW EXCELLENCY, KARUNAGAPALLY, REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNER, K.G.PURUSHOTHAMAN. BY ADVS. SRI.HARISANKAR V. MENON SMT.MEERA V.MENON SRI.MAHESH V.MENON RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, SQUAD NO.III, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, KOLLAM.691 001. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES (APPEALS), KOLLAM.691 001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.C.K.GOVINDAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss W.P.(C) NO.18331/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1- COPY OF THE PENALTY ORDER PASSED BY THE IST RESPONDENT DTD. 6.9.2010. P2:- COPY OF THE APPEAL FILED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DTD. 18.10.2010. P3:- COPY OF THE STAY PETITION FILED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DTD. 18.10.2010. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE tss S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 18331 of 2011 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 7th day of July, 2011. J U D G M E N T Against Ext. P1 penalty order under the Kerala Value Added Tax Act the petitioner filed Ext. P2 appeal along with Ext. P3 stay petition. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P3 stay application expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P3 stay application as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Till then, the coercive recovery proceedings shall be kept in abeyance. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/