The Kerala High Court dismissed the writ petition which sought for disposal of the appeal expeditiously. The court found that there is more than a thousand ( 1000 ) days delay in filing a second appeal before the Value Added Tax ( VAT ) Appellate Tribunal.
The petitioner was represented by Sri P N Damodaran Namboodiri and Sri Hrithwik D Namboothiri. The respondent was represented by Smt Jasmine M M.
Mirza G, the petitioner prayed to issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order directing the 3rd respondent, the Vat Appellate Tribunal to dispose of the 2nd appeal expeditiously within a time fixed by the Court.
Further prayed to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order directing the 3rd respondent to dispose of the stay petition expeditiously within a time limit fixed by the Court.
A single bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh observed that the 2nd appeal before the 3rd respondent has been filed with a delay of more than a thousand days. In view of the huge delay in filing the 2nd appeal, the Court does not deem it appropriate to grant any of the reliefs sought in the writ petition. The court dismissed the writ petition.
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