IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 16TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 24618 of 2011(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- IQUBAL, KARIVELITHUNDIYIL HOUSE, KOTTENCANAL ROAD, 36/679, PULLEPPADY, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, ERNAKULAM, PIN – 682 030. 2. THE DEPUTY TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL ZONE, ERNAKULAM – 682 030. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.JAMES MATHEW KADAVAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 24618 of 2011(B) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DTD.19.7.2011 EXT.P2: COPY OF THE S.O 1248(E) DTD.5.11.2004 EXT.P3: COPY OF THE APPEAL AND DIRECTION PETITION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DTD.10.8.2011 EXT.P4: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P(C) NO.20936/2004 DTD.26.9.2005 RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.24618 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 7th day of September, 2011 J U D G M E N T Against Ext.P1 order of the 1st respondent, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 appeal along with a stay application before the 2nd respondent. The petitioner seeks expeditious disposal of the appeal and stay of recovery of the tax disputed till then. 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 the stay application accompanying Ext.P3 appeal, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Till orders are passed on the stay application, further coercive proceedings for recovery of the tax disputed in appeal shall be kept in abeyance. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/