George Kurian vs. The Superintendent
Held
The High Court, following a previous judgment, held that since the petitioner had pursued the appeal within time, the period spent before the wrong authority should be excluded when calculating the time limit for filing a revocation application. The Court directed the petitioner to file a fresh revocation application within 7 days, to be treated as filed within time.
Facts
The petitioner challenged an appellate order that rejected his appeal against the cancellation of GST registration. The appellate authority stated that the proper remedy was revocation of cancellation, for which the statutory time limit had already expired.
Key Issues
Whether the time spent pursuing an appeal (the wrong remedy) against GST registration cancellation should be excluded when calculating the limitation period for filing an application for revocation of such cancellation.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI MONDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2023 / 17TH MAGHA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 2571 OF 2023 PETITIONER: GEORGE KURIAN VELLATHOTTAM HOUSE, CHANDRANAGAR, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678007 BY ADVS. HARISANKAR V. MENON MEERA V.MENON R.SREEJITH K.KRISHNA RESPONDENTS: 1 THE SUPERINTENDENT PALAKKAD SOUTH RANGE, CENTRAL TAX & CENTRAL EXCISE, CENTRAL GOODS & SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678001 2 COMMISSIONER (APPEALS) CENTRAL TAX, CENTRAL EXCISE & CUSTOMS, C.R. BUILDINGS, I.S. PRESS ROAD, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI, PIN - 682018 3 THE STATE TAX OFFICER IIND CIRCLE, STATE GOODS & SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678001 4 UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE), NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI, PIN – 110001
WP(C) NO. 2571 OF 2023 2 5 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY T
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