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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 27696

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A., J
ABT INDUSTRIES – Appellant
Versus
STATE TAX OFFICER, TAX PAYER SERVICES CIRCLE-FEROKE – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SMTG.MINI(1748), SHRI.A.KUMAR (SR.), SHRI.P.J.ANILKUMAR, SRI.P.S.SREE PRASAD, SHRI.SATYAJITH K. WARRIER, SHRI.HARIKRISHNAN K.U.
For the Respondents: SHRI.ALAN PRIYADARSI DEV, G.P

JUDGMENT

This writ petition is submitted by the petitioner challenging Ext.P1 consolidated Show Cause Notice which was issued by the 2nd respondent and Ext.P4 Order in original which was issued by the 1st respondent for multiple namely, 2017-18 and 2021-22 . The main challenge raised against the sustainability of the same is that, issuance of a composite notice for multiple assessment years was found to be not legally sustainable as per the decision 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 and 12734the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents, I find merit in the said submission, in view of the fact that, such a finding was indeed entered into by the Division Bench of this Court in the decisions referred to above.

In such circumstances, in the of the light principles laid down by this Court in the above referred judgments, an interference is required. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of, quashing Exts.P1 and P4, granting liberty to

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