IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 18TH MARCH 2008 / 28TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 9146 of 2008(L) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ T.L. GEORGE, PROPRIETOR, ALPHONSA LADIES STORES, CONVENT JUNCTION, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.VIJAYAN. K.U. SRI.K.N.SREEKUMARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER (AA), O/O. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (AA), THEVARA, ERNAKULAM. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (APPEALS), COMMERCIAL TAXES, ERNAKULAM. 3. INSPECTING ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, COMMERCIAL TAXES, ERNAKULAM AT KAKKANAD. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY (TAXES), GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SHRI.C.K.GOVINDAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J ----------------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).NO.9146/2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT Against Exts.P1 and P2 assessment orders, the petitioner has filed Exts.P5 and P6 appeals and Exts.P5(a) and P6(a) stay petitions. Similarly, against Exts.P3 and P4 penalty orders, Exts.P7 and P8 appeals and Exts.P7(a) P8 (a) stay petitions are filed by the petitioner. It is submitted by the counsel for the petitioner that, the appeals and stay petitions are pending consideration of the second respondent. In the meantime, recovery proceedings have been initiated by issuing Exts.P9 and P10 notices and therefore this writ petition has been filed. Having regard to the pendency of appeals and stay petitions before the second respondent, I dispose of this writ petition directing that the second respondent shall take up and consider Exts.P5(a), P6(a), P7(a) and P8(a) stay WPC No.9146/2008 2 petitions, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 4 weeks from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. In the meantime, further proceedings pursuant to Exts.P9 and P10 shall be deferred for a period of six weeks from today. Petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment before the 2nd respondent for compliance. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE vi.