POLAKULATH TOURIST HOME vs. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX

WP(C)/16501/2019HC KeralaKLHC01042225201923 August 2022Author: HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHOBA ANNAMMA EAPEN8 pages
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What were the facts?

The petitioner, a bar hotel, opted for a compounded tax rate based on liquor purchase turnover. The assessing authority included the previous year's closing stock in the current year's purchase value for tax computation, despite the petitioner's objections. A subsequent rectification petition was also rejected.

What did the High Court hold?

The Court held that the assessment order was illegal as it failed to follow the established legal position regarding the calculation of purchase turnover for compounded tax. The rejection of the rectification application was also deemed incorrect.

What were the issues?

Whether the closing stock of the previous year should be included in the purchase turnover for calculating compounded tax. Whether the rectification application was wrongly rejected.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 5(2),Section 7,Section 17(3)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHOBA ANNAMMA EAPEN TUE AY, THE 23RD DAY OF AUGUST 2022 / 1ST BHADRA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 16501 OF 2019 PETITIONER/S: POLAKULATH TOURIST HOME KODUNGALLUR, PIN-680 664, REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING PARTNER SRI.P.N.KRISHNADAS. BY ADVS. K.N.SREEKUMARAN SRI.P.J.ANILKUMAR (A-1768) SRI.N.SANTHOSHKUMAR RESPONDENT/S: 1 ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX (ASSESSMENT), STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, SPECIAL CIRCLE, THRISSUR-680 001. 2 ASSISTANT COMMISISONER, (RECOVERY), STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, IRINJALAKUDA, PIN-680 121, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV GOVERNMENT PLEADER OTHER PRESENT: Smt. Jasmine M. M, GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23.08.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C) No.16501/2019 ..2.. JUDGMENT Exts.P4 assessment order & P7 rectification order passed by the 1st respondent under the Kerala General Sales Tax Act (for short, “the KGST Act”) are under challenge in this writ petition.

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The petitioner is a registered dealer on the rolls of the 1st respondent under the KGST Act, who is running a bar hotel. The petitioner, instead of

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