IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH TUESDAY, THE 15TH JULY 2008 / 24TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 21298 of 2008(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- ST. DOMINIC CATHEDRAL CHURCH, KANJIRAPPALLY, REP. BY ITS TRUSTEE SRI. BENNY JACOB. BY ADV. SRI.RAMESH CHERIAN JOHN RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. THE SALES TAX OFFICER, PONKUNNAM. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (APPEALS), COMMERCIAL TAXES, KOTTAYAM. 3. THE SALES TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, ADDITIONAL BENCH, KOTTAYAM. 4. THE TAHSILDAR (RR), KANJIRAPPALLY. 5. COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. C.K. GOVINDAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WP.(C) No.21298 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 15th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner has approached the statutory authorities feeling aggrieved by the penalty and also the assessment. Ext.P10 is the stay petition filed in Ext.P9 appeal. Ext.P2 is the revision filed in respect of penalty. But the petitioner has not moved any stay petition in the revision. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner will move the stay petition in Ext.P2 revision within two days from today. 2. I heard learned Government Pleader also. In such circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the third respondent to consider and take a decision on Ext.P10 in accordance with law within three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Till such time as a decision is taken, proceedings pursuant to Ext.P11 will be kept in abeyance. If the petitioner files an application for stay as offered, within two days from today, the proceedings pursuant to Ext.P11 will be kept in abeyance for a period of three weeks from today. If the stay petition is filed within two days from today, the fifth respondent will dispose of the same within a period of three weeks from today. (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE) sb