Wp(C)/3288/2020 Of Shri. Karuvalli Ali Thajudheen v. The Income Tax Officer

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALEXANDER THOMAS THURSDAY, THE 06TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2020 / 17TH MAGHA, 1947 WP(C).No.3288 OF 2020(I) PETITIONER: SHRI. KARUVALLI ALI THAJUDHEENKARUVALLI, PERUMANI, VENGOLA P.O., ERNAKULAM-683556. BY ADVS.SRI.T.M.SREEDHARAN (SENIOR.)SMT.NISHA JOHNSRI.V.P.NARAYANAN RESPONDENTS: OTHER PRESENT: SRI.CHRISTOPHER ABRAHAM, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON06.02.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ALEXANDER THOMAS, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.3288 of 2020 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 6[th] day of February, 2020 JUDGMENT Against Ext.P1 assessment order, the petitioner has filed Ext.P2appeal along with Ext.P-3 stay petition. The petitioner's grievance is thatduring the pendency of the stay petition, coercive recovery proceedingshave been initiated by the assessing authority for recovery of the disputedamounts. 2.Heard Smt.Nisha John, learned counsel appearing for thepetitioner and Sri. Christopher Abraham, learned Standing Counselappearing for the respondents. Heard Smt.Nisha John, learned counsel appearing for the 3.After hearing both sides and after taking note of the facts andcircumstances of the case, it is ordered in the interest of justice that the 2[nd]respondent shall take up the matters in Ext.P-3 stay application filed inExt.P-2 appeal and after affording reasonable opportunity of being heard tothe petitioner through his authorised representative/ counsel, if any, shallpass orders on the stay application without much delay, preferably withina period of two months from the date of production of a certified copy of W.P.(C)No.3288/2020 this judgment. Until orders are thus passed on the abovesaid stayapplication, further coercive steps for enforcement of the impugned orderwill be kept in abeyance. With these observations and directions, the above Writ Petition(Civil) stands finally disposed of. sd/- ALEXANDER THOMAS, JUDGE. acd W.P.(C)No.3288/2020 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: True CopyP.S to Judge