Facts of the Case

Thamikutty Charitable Society, operating a tile-manufacturing unit at Chalakudy, had filed this writ petition in 2020 against the State Tax Officer, State GST Department, Chalakudy, and the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes — indicating a dispute connected to state tax assessment (with exhibits referencing orders and VAT Tribunal proceedings going back to assessment years around 2011-12).

At the hearing in 2023, the petitioner's counsel simply submitted that the society wished to withdraw the writ petition.

Accepting this submission, the Court dismissed the petition as withdrawn, without recording any reasoning on the merits of the underlying tax dispute.

Issues Involved

  1. Whether the writ petition should be dismissed as withdrawn on the petitioner's own request.

Petitioner's Arguments

  • Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the society wished to withdraw the writ petition.

Respondent's Arguments

  • No specific opposing submissions are recorded, since the petition was dismissed on the petitioner's own request to withdraw.

Court Order / Findings

  • Accepting the petitioner's stated wish to withdraw, the Court dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn.

Important Clarification

This order records only a withdrawal and contains no reasoning on the underlying tax dispute between the society and the State GST Department — whatever assessment or VAT/GST issue originally prompted the 2020 writ petition was left entirely unresolved by this dismissal.

Sections Involved

  • Central/State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — underlying assessment dispute with the State GST Department (subject-matter not adjudicated)
  • Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226 (writ jurisdiction; dismissal as withdrawn)

Decision – In Favour of

Disposed of without a decision on merits — the writ petition was dismissed as withdrawn on the petitioner's own request, with no reasoning recorded on the underlying tax dispute.

Case Details

  • Court: High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam
  • Case No.: WP(C) No.7701 of 2020
  • Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh
  • Date of Order: 26.07.2023

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