P S Enterprises vs. Commissioner, Department Of Trade And Taxes, Govt. Of Nct Of Delhi & Anr.
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The petitioner, P S Enterprises, a partnership firm, obtained GST registration on March 10, 2023. The firm decided to cease operations due to losses and filed an application on April 12, 2024, requesting the cancellation of its GST registration. The proper officer issued a notice seeking specific information, which the petitioner claims to have provided on April 23, 2024. Despite the petitioner's submission of the requested information, their application for cancellation remained unprocessed. The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus to direct the respondents to cancel its GST registration forthwith.
Held
The Court directed the respondents to consider the petitioner's application for cancellation of GST registration and dispose of the same in accordance with the law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within two weeks from the date of the order. The Court did not delve into the merits of the petitioner's claim for cancellation or the reasons for the delay in processing the application. The primary focus was on ensuring the application was processed promptly. The Court acknowledged the respondents' submission that directions could be issued for time-bound processing. The petition was disposed of in terms of this direction.
Key Issues
1. Whether the Respondents are obligated to process the petitioner's application for cancellation of GST registration in a time-bound manner, as per the relevant provisions of the CGST Act, 2017 and DGST Act, 2017? The Petitioner argued that they had complied with all requirements by submitting the requested information to the proper officer and that their application for cancellation had not been processed for an unreasonable period. They sought a direction for the immediate cancellation of their GST registration. The Respondents, through their counsel, stated on instructions that directions could be issued for the processing of the petitioner's application in a time-bound manner. No specific arguments were recorded regarding the delay or the legal provisions governing the processing of cancellation applications.
Sections Cited
CGST Act, 2017, Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
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2024
Issue notice. The learned counsel for the respondents accept notice.
The petitioner has filed the present petition inter alia praying as under:- “(a) Allow the present petition and issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to the Respondents to cancel the GST registration of the Petitioner P S enterprises bearing GSTIN registration no.07ABDFP2406K1ZB forthwith;”
The petitioner states that it is partnership firm and was registered under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017/Delhi Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 on 10.03.2023. 4. The petitioner states that it suffered losses and decided to close down its operations. Accordingly, the petitioner filed an application on 12.04.2024 seeking cancellation of its GST Registration.
In response to the said notice, the proper officer issued a notice This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 05/09/2024 at 12:21:37
calling upon the petitioner to provide certain information. The petitioner claims that it has supplied all relevant information as sought for by the proper officer on 23.04.2024. However, the petitioner’s application has not been processed yet.
The learned counsel for the respondents states on instructions that directions may be issued for processing of the said application in a time bound manner.
In view of the above, the respondents are directed to consider the petitioner’s application and dispose of the same, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible and preferably, within a period of two weeks from date.
The present petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. The pending application also stands disposed of.
VIBHU BAKHRU, J
SACHIN DATTA, J AUGUST 27, 2024 r This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 05/09/2024 at 12:21:37
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