WP(C). No. 6835 OF 2020(D) 1 IN HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL FRIDAY, 06TH DAY OF MARCH 2020 / 16TH PHALGUNA, 1941 WP(C). No. 6835 OF 2020(D) PETITIONER/S: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED, GOVERNMENT PRESS ROAD, PUTHENCHANTHA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695001, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY V. S. RAMESH. BY ADVS. SRI. ANIL D. NAIR SRI. SREEJITH R. NAIR SMT. ARYA ANIL SHRI. GOKULRAJ L. SMT. SRI HARINI S. P. RESPONDENT/S: 1 INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-2(1),TRIVANDRUM - 695003. 2 COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS), TRIVANDRUM - 695003. OTHER PRESENT: SRI CHRISTOPHER ABRAHAM SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06.03.2020, COURT ON SAME DAY DELIVERED FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.6835 OF 2020(D) 2 JUDGMENT Petitioner has approached this Court, seeking direction to appellate authority to dispose of appeal and interim application preferred against assessment order issued by second respondent - Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals). 2. Though this Court ought not to have interfered, but in interest of justice, without expressing any opinion, this writ petition is disposed of with direction to second respondent to take decision on Ext.P3 application for stay filed along with Ext.P2 appeal in accordance with law, after affording opportunity of hearing to petitioner within period of one month from date of receipt of copy of this judgment. In case any demand is raised, petitioner is at liberty to approach appellate authority. Sd/ AMIT RAWAL JUDGE Jm/ WP(C).No.6835 OF 2020(D) 3 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF ASSESSMENT ORDER DATED 26/12/2019 FOR YEAR 2017-18. EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF STATUTORY APPEAL FILED BEFORE 2ND RESPONDENT FOR A.Y.2017- 18. EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF STAY PETITION FOR YEAR 2017-18 FILED BY PETITIONER BEFORE 2ND RESPONDENT. Thiruvananthapuram Service Co-Operative Bank Limited v. ITO, Ward-2(1), Trivandrum / CIT (Appeals), Trivandrum