The High Court of Kerala examined penalty orders under challenge for sales tax evasion. It held that levy was justified due to misdeclaration but reduced the penalty for two years, dismissing the petition for the third year.
Penalty for years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 reduced to Rs.1.75 lakhs each; penalty for 2003-2004 left unaltered.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 10TH AUGUST 2011 / 19TH SRAVANA 1933
ST.Rev..No. 76 of 2011() -----------------------TA.218/2009 of S.T.A.T.ADDL.BENCH,ERNAKULAM ....................
REVISION PETITIONER/RESPONDENT IN THE APPEALS
M/S.THOMAS KING ELECTRONICS, SARAPHIN BUILDING, II FLOOR, PUNNATH TEMPLE ROAD, KADAVANTHARA, KOCHI-682 020, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR MATHEW PADAMADAN.
BY ADV. SRI.K.J.ABRAHAM
RESPONDENT/APPELLANT -----------------------STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.
BY G.P. SRI.MOHAMMED RAFEEQ
THIS SALES TAX REVISION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/08/2011, ALONG WITH STRV NOS.77&78 OF 2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
APPENDIX (STRV 76/2011)
ANNEXURE I: TRUE COPY OF ORDER NO.IBE.IV/OR.5/05-06 DT.11.5.2005 PASSED BY THE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (IB), ERNAKULAM.
ANNEXURE II: TRUE COPY OF ORDER NO.23173066/02-03 DT.6.12.2005 PASSED BY THE SALES TAX OFFICER, I CIRCLE, KALAMASSERY AT EDAPPILLY.
ANNEXURE III: COMMON ORDER IN STRP 1644 DT.9.1.2009 PASSED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER(APPEALS), COMMERCIALTAXES, ERNAKULAM.
ANNEXURE IV: THE ORIGINAL ORDER DT.30.11.2010 PASSED BY THE TRIBUNAL IN T.A. NO.218/09.
TRUE COPY
P.S. TO JUDGE
C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & P.S.GOPINATHAN, JJ.
.................................................................... S.T. Rev. Nos.76, 77 & 78 of 2011
.................................................................... Dated this the 10th day of August, 2011.
JUDGMENT
Ramachandran Nair, J.
Heard counsel for the petitioner and Government Pleader for respondents.
S.T.Rev.76,77&78/11
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tax is the case of the Government Pleader. However, counsel for the petitioner referred to the findings of the Accountant Member in his dissenting order where he has stated default interest paid by the petitioner which is almost equal amount of tax.
S.T.Rev.76,77&78/11
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partly allowed and S.T. Rev. No.78 of 2011 is dismissed.
C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge
P.S.GOPINATHAN Judge
pms
2 issues framed by the court
Whether penalty levied for declaring taxable turnover as exempt was justified.
Whether the penalty amount should be further reduced by the Court.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
M/S. Thomas King Electronics
State of Kerala
C.N.Ramachandran Nair
P.S.Gopinathan
As recorded by the court registry
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