Alok Bhatada vs. The Commissioner Of CT And GST Odisha, Kataka

WP(C)/22005/2026HC OrissaGSTCNR ODHC01052137202628 August 2026Bench: MR. JUSTICE MANASH RANJAN PATHAK,MR. JUSTICE MURAHARI SRI RAMAN2 pages
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Held

The Court condoned the delay in the petitioner's application for revocation of registration cancellation. The petitioner was directed to deposit all dues, and the authority was to consider the revocation application.

Facts

The petitioner challenged the cancellation of their GST registration. They expressed willingness to pay all outstanding taxes, interest, late fees, and penalties.

Key Issues

Whether the delay in filing the application for revocation of GST registration cancellation should be condoned and if the registration can be revived upon payment of dues.

Sections Cited

Rule 23

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Cause title — parties, addresses and appearances
Page 1 of 2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.22005 of 2026 CNR No.ODHC010521372026 Alok Bhatada …. Petitioner Represented by Adv.– Mr. Sriman Arpit Mohanty, Advocate -Versus- The Commissioner, CT & GST, Odisha, Cuttack and others …. Opposite Parties Represented by Adv._ Mr. Seshadev Dash, Additional Standing Counsel CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANASH RANJAN PATHAK AND HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MURAHARI SRI RAMAN Order No.

ORDER 28.08.2026 (Hybrid mode)

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1. Learned advocate appears on behalf of petitioner and submits that the show cause notice dated 6th February, 2024 followed by order dated 12th March, 2024 cancelling the registration certificate of the petitioner under the Odisha Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 is under challenge. He submits that the petitioner is ready and willing to pay the tax, interest, late fee, penalty and any other sum required to be paid along with the return. He relies on order dated 16th November, 2022 of coordinate Bench in W.P.(C) No.30374 of 2022 (M/s. Mohanty Enterprises v. The Commissioner, CT & GST, Odisha, Cuttack and other

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