POLAKULATH TOURIST HOME vs. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX

WP(C)/16530/2019HC KeralaKLHC01042353201923 August 2022Author: HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHOBA ANNAMMA EAPEN8 pages
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What were the facts?

The petitioner, a bar hotel, opted for compounded tax rate under Section 7 of the KGST Act. The assessing authority initiated best judgment assessment, including the previous year's closing stock in the purchase value for tax computation. The petitioner's objection and rectification application were rejected.

What did the High Court hold?

The Court held that the assessment order was illegal as it included the closing stock of the previous year, contrary to a prior judgment of the High Court. The rectification order was also found to be unsustainable.

What were the issues?

Whether the closing stock of the previous year should be included in the purchase turnover for calculating tax under the compounded rate. Whether the assessment order and rectification order were in line with established legal precedent.

Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?

Section 5(2),Section 7,Section 17(3),Section 43

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Cause title — parties, addresses and appearances
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHOBA ANNAMMA EAPEN TUESDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF AUGUST 2022 / 1ST BHADRA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 16530 OF 2019 PETITIONER/S: POLAKULATH TOURIST HOME PULLUT, KODUNGALLUR, PIN-680 663, REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING PARTNER SRI.P.N.KRISHNADAS) BY ADVS. K.N.SREEKUMARAN P.J.ANIL KUMAR N.SANTHOSHKUMAR RESPONDENT/S: 1 ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX (ASSESSMENT),STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, SPECIAL CIRCLE,THRISSUR-680001 2 ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, (RECOVERY),STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, IRINJALAKUDA,PIN-680 121, THRISSUR DISTRICT 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.16530/2019 ..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 paying turnover tax on the sales turnover under Section 5(2) of the KGST Act,

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