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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 19647

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A., J
ARTISANS DEVELOPMENT CO OPERATIVE LTD 4429 KERALA (ARTCO LTD) – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: DR.K.P.PRADEEP, SHRI.T.T.BIJU, SMT.T.THASMI, SMT.M.J.ANOOPA, SMT.SMITHA GOPINATH
For the Respondents: SMT.RESHMITHA R CHANDRAN, S.R. G.P., SRI.V.GIRISHKUMAR, S.C.

Table of Content
1. challenge to composite show cause notice for multiple years. (Para 1)
2. court finds merit in the petitioner's argument and quashes notices. (Para 2)

JUDGMENT

This writ petition is submitted by the petitioner challenging Ext.P2 consolidated Show Cause Notice for multiple assessment years namely, 2021-22 and 2022-23 issued by the 3rd respondent, Ext.P2(a) summary of show cause notice issued by the State Tax Officer for the assessment year 2021-22, Ext.P2(b) summary of show cause notice issued by the State Tax Officer for the assessment year 2022-23, Ext.P3 Order in Original which passed by the 4th respondent for multiple financial years namely, 2021-22 and 2022-23. The main challenge raised against the sustainability of the same is on the ground that, issuance of a composite notice for multiple assessment years was found to be not legally sustainable as per the decisions rendered by this Court in Joint Commissioner (Intelligence & Enforcement) v. M/s. Lakshmi Mobiles Accessories [2025 KHC OnLine

149] and Tharayil Medicals (M/s.), Thrissur v. Deputy Commissioner, Thrissur [2025 KHC OnLine 467].

2. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Govern

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