Cochin Engineering Constructions vs. The Assistant Commissioner Sale Tax
Held
The High Court held that the order of cancellation was appealable, and the petitioner failed to prefer an appeal. Due to the significant delay in filing the writ petition, the Court declined to exercise its discretionary jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
Facts
M/s. Cochin Engineering Constructions challenged an order dated 13.12.2019 cancelling its GST registration and sought access to the GST portal. The petitioner filed a writ petition almost two years after the cancellation order was issued.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was whether the High Court should exercise its discretionary writ jurisdiction under Article 226 to challenge an appealable GST registration cancellation order, especially when the petition was filed with substantial delay and without exhausting the statutory appellate remedy.
Sections Cited
Article 226
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS FRIDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF MAY 2022 / 6TH JYAISHTA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 21755 OF 2021 PETITIONER: M/s.COCHIN ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTIONS 19/524,PADINJAREVEEDU, N.H.BYPASS NETTTOOR, ERNAKULAM, KERALA-682 040, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER SRI.NASEER, S/O. PAREEKUNJU, AGED 44 YEARS, MANAPPATTU HOUSE, PINARMUNDA, PERINGALA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-683 565 BY ADVS. PAUL K.VARGHESE(K/000257/1996) A.A.GEETHA RESPONDENTS: 1 THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SALE TAX SALE TAX CTO-1 CIRCLE, SGST COMPLEX, PERUMANOOR, ERNAKULAM-682 015 2 SALE TAX OFFICER, CTO-1 CIRCLE, SGST COMPLEX, PERUMANOOR, ERNAKULAM-682 015 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27.05.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 21755 OF 2021 2 BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J …......….................................. W.P.(C) No.21755 of 2021 ….................................. Dated this the 27 th day of May, 2022 JUDGMENT Challenging Ext.P4 order of cancellation of his GST registration, petitioner has preferred this writ petition seeking a direction to permit him to access the GST portal/website.
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