The High Court condoned an 11-day delay in filing a GST appeal attributed to medical grounds and directed the Appellate Authority to dispose of the appeal on merits.
Delay condoned; Appellate Authority directed to dispose of the appeal on merits.
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W.P.No.31506 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 29.10.2024
Coram
The Honourable Mr.Justice Krishnan Ramasamy
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W.M.P.No.34241 of 2024
Padma & Co. rep. by its Proprietor Kuppusamy Manivannan.
...Petitioner
Vs.
The Deputy Commissioner (ST)(GST) (Appeal) Erode & Salem, Station : Integrated Commercial Taxes Building, Room No.233 II Floor, No.17, Pitchards Road, Salem – 600 007.
...Respondent
Prayer
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorari to call for records from the files of the respondent herein in ROC No.778/A1/2024 dated 19.08.2024 for the assessment year 2021-22 and to quash the same .
For Petitioner : Ms.K.Siri Chandana For Respondent : Ms.Amirta Poonkodi Dinakaran Government Advocate (T)
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Order With consent, the main Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself.
2. The challenge in this Writ Petition is to the order passed by the respondent dated 19.08.2024 for the assessment year 2021-22, whereby, the Appeal preferred by the petitioner was dismissed, and to quash the same.
3. Ms.K.Siri Chandana, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that aggrieved against the adjudication orders passed by the Assistant Commissioner, the petitioner has preferred an Appeal on 14.03.2024, however, the respondent/Appellate Authority dismissed the Appeal by virtue of the impugned order on the ground that the same has been filed beyond the
condonable period of limitation, i.e. with 11 days delay.
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merits.
4. Ms.Amirta Poonkodi Dinakaran the learned Government
Advocate, who takes notice for the respondent fairly submitted that the delay may be condoned and suitable orders may be passed with regard to the disposal of the Appeal.
5. I have given due considerations to the submissions made on either side and perused the materials available on record.
6. Taking into consideration of the submissions made on either side
and the reasons assigned by the petitioner for the delay in filing the Appeal is due to medical grounds, which appears to be genuine, this Court is inclined to dispose of the Writ Petition with the following directions/orders:-
i) The Delay in filing the Appeal is condoned.
ii) The first respondent/Appellate Authority is directed to take up
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the Appeal filed by the petitioner on file and dispose the same in accordance
with law.
7. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.
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To
The Deputy Commissioner (ST)(GST) (Appeal) Erode & Salem, Station : Integrated Commercial Taxes Building, Room No.233 II Floor, No.17, Pitchards Road, Salem – 600 007.
Krishnan Ramasamy,J.,
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the 11 days delay in filing the GST appeal on medical grounds was genuine and warranting condonation?
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Padma & Co. rep. by its Proprietor Kuppusamy Manivannan
The Deputy Commissioner (ST)(GST) (Appeal) Erode & Salem
Krishnan Ramasamy
As recorded by the court registry
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