Wp(C)/10403/2019 Of Ckp Granites v. Income Tax Officer

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.V.BHATTI WEDNESDAY,THE 03RD DAY OF APRIL 2019 / 13TH CHAITHRA, 1941WP(C).No. 10403 of 2019 PETITIONER/S: CKP GRANITES1/96, CHULLUTHARAYIL HOUSE, MAMALA POST, THIRUVANKULAM, ERNAKULAM - 682 305. REPRESENTED BY ITS' PARTNER MR. C.P. PRATHAPANBY ADVS.SRI.A.KUMARSHRI.ABRAHAM JOBSMTG.MINI(1748)SRI.AJAY V.ANANDSRI.P.J.ANILKUMARSRI.P.S.SREE PRASAD RESPONDENT/S: SC SRI. CHRISTOPHER ABRAHAM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON03.04.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: JUDGMENT The prayer of petitioner is to accept the balance tax amount within eight monthly installments. The prayer for granting installments is notopposed by the learned Standing Counsel. But the serious objectionraised is that eight monthly installments is completely unrealistic andthis Court may not exercise its discretion to encourage delayed paymentsby the assessee. After taking note of the tenor of the objections, to meetthe ends of justice this writ petition is disposed of by this order:-(a) the petitioner deposits 50% of the outstanding tax amount togetherwith interest on or before 10.05.2019 and the balance 50% of the taxtogether with interest on or before 14.06.2019. The default of any one ofthe installments the stay granted by this Court is vacated and it is for theAuthorities to recover the outstanding tax and interest in accordancewith law. In the interregnum subject to complying with installments nocoercive steps. Sd/- S.V.BHATTI JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS: RESPONDENT'S/S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// Sd/- PA TO JUDGE