Reshma George Alexander vs. The Superintendent Of Tax Payers
Held
The High Court held that the impugned order was passed in violation of Section 30 of the CGST Act, which mandates an opportunity of being heard before rejecting an application for revocation of cancellation of registration. As no such opportunity was provided, the order was set aside, and the authority was directed to provide a personal hearing and pass fresh orders.
Facts
The petitioner challenged an order rejecting their application for condonation of delay in filing a revocation application for cancellation of GST registration. The rejection was based on the ground that the reasons for condoning the delay were not satisfied and no reply was received within 30 days.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether the rejection of an application for condonation of delay in filing a revocation application for GST registration cancellation, without providing a personal hearing, violated the mandatory provisions of Section 30 of the CGST Act.
Sections Cited
Section 30
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH MONDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH 2024 / 5TH CHAITHRA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 9213 OF 2024 PETITIONER :- RESHMA GEORGE ALEXANDER, AGED 31 YEARS D/O. PROF. GEONGE ALEXANDER (RETIRED), DIRECTOR, INNO AUSBILDUNG PRIVATE LIMITED, CHERUTHARA, PUTHIYANKAM, ALATHUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN – 678545 BY ADVS. GOPAKUMAR R.THALIYAL T.S.RAJASENAN R.B.BALACHANDRAN RESPONDENTS :- 1 THE SUPERINTENDENT OF TAX PAYERS, SERVICE CIRCLE GST, ALATHUR RANGE, PALAKKAD, PIN – 678541 2 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER & CPIO, CR BUILDING, METTUPALAYAM STREET,P.B NO. 33, PALAKKAD, PIN – 678001 3 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER AND FIRST APPELLATE AUTHORITY, GST BHAVAN, MANANCHIRA, KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673001 SRI. SREELAL N. WARRIER-SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25.03.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 9213 OF 2024 2 JUDGMENT Dated this the 25 th day of March, 2024 The present writ petition is filed impugning Ext.P8 order dated 18.01.2024 whereby the petitioner’s application for condonation of delay in filing revocation application of cancellation of GST registration
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