Wp(C)/7966/2019 Of Chirakkara Service Co-Operative Bank Ltd v. The Income Tax Officer

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE FRIDAY ,THE 15TH DAY OF MARCH 2019 / 24TH PHALGUNA, 1940WP(C).No. 7966 of 2019 PETITIONER: CHIRAKKARA SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD.,NO.1894, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY-IN-CHARGE, CHIRAKKARA P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT - 691 578. BY ADVS. SRI.T.R.HARIKUMAR SRI.ARJUN RAGHAVAN RESPONDENTS:1THE INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-1, OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, KOLLAM RANGE, AAYAKAR BHAVAN, KARBALA JUNCTION, KOLLAM, PIN - 691 001.2THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS),AAYAKAR BHAVAN, KOWDIAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 003. SMT THUSHARA JAMES, GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. CHRISTOPHER ABRAHAM, STANDING COUNSEL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15.03.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: JUDGMENT The petitioner, impugning Ext. P2 assessment order underthe Income Tax Act, filed Ext. P4 appeal before the secondrespondent. The petitioner also filed Ext. P5 stay application. 2. In view of the above, there shal be a direction to thesecond respondent to take a decision on Ext. P5 stay applicationwithin two months. Till then, recovery proceedings pursuant tothe impuged order in the appeal shall be kept in abeyance.The writ petition is disposed of as above. akv Sd/- A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE JUDGE -3- APPENDIX PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS: // TRUE COPY// CA TO JUDGE