IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 2ND JANUARY 2007 / 12TH POUSHA 1928 WP(C).No. 61 of 2007(G) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- M/S.SUNTEC TYRES LIMITED, ASWATHY APARTMENTS, P.T.MANUAL ROAD, OPP.GIRIJA THEATRE, THIRUVAMBADY P.O., THRISSUR-680 022, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, SRI.T.G.RAVEENDRANATHAN. BY ADV. SRI.JOSEPH KODIANTHARA SRI.MITHUN MARKOS RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE, CENTRAL REVENUE BUILDING, MANANCHIRA, CALICUT-673 001. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE, TRICHUR DIVISION, S.T.NAGAR, TRICHUR. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL EXCISE, TRICHUR RANGE, CENTRAL EXCISE RANGE COMPLEX, TOWN HALL ROAD, TRICHUR-20. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)NO.61 OF 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 2nd day of January 2007 JUDGMENT Since demand is confirmed in first appeal, writ petition is disposed of granting stay till disposal of the appeal by the appellate tribunal on petitioner remitting 50% of the amount with interest thereon within three weeks from now. There will be a direction to the Tribunal to treat payment of the above amount as sufficient compliance of pre-deposit for entertaining appeal. Tribunal is directed to dispose of appeal within three months from the date of making payment of the above amount and on petitioner producing receipt for the same. Writ petition is disposed of as above. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE jes