Siju Valiyakulangara Jose vs. State Tax Officer
Held
The Court found the cancellation order to be perverse and legally incorrect. The cancellation was premature as the six-month non-filing period had not yet expired when the order was passed.
Facts
The petitioner's GST registration was cancelled for alleged non-filing of returns for six months since July 2020. However, the petitioner had filed the return for June 2020, meaning the six-month period would end in December 2020.
Key Issues
Whether the cancellation of GST registration was justified based on the alleged non-filing of returns for six months, when the period had not actually expired.
Sections Cited
Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS WEDNESDAY,THE 24TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2021/3RD AGRAHAYANA, 1943 WP(C) NO. 25023 OF 2021 PETITIONER: SIJU VALIYAKULANGARA JOSE MGM DENTAL CLINIC, VALIYAKULANGARA, M.C.ROAD, KOOTTHATTUKULAM, ERNAKULAM-686662. BY ADVS. SRI.S.K.DEVI SRI.M.RAJMOHAN SRI.SANTHOSH P.ABRAHAM SRI.SHANMUGHAM D. JAYAN SMT.P.K.MAYA DEVI RESPONDENTS: 1 THE STATE TAX OFFICER DEPT. OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, MUVATTUPUZHA-686661. 2 THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS FINANCE SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -695001. BY SMT.JASMINE M.M., GOVT. PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24.11.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P.(C) No.25023/21 BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.25023 of 2021 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of November, 2021 JUDGMENT This writ petition is filed challenging the cancellation of petitioner's registration under the Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. Ext.P1 is the order of cancellation dated 11.01.2021. 2. A perusal of the ord
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