Mahalaxmi Tour And Travels Gstin vs. Commissioner State Goods And Services Tax
Held
The Court held that the matter was covered by a previous order of a Coordinate Bench in WPMS No. 75 of 2023. The Court directed that the petitioner be at liberty to move an application for revocation of the cancellation order under Section 30 of the Central GST Act within two weeks. Along with the application, the petitioner must furnish all pending GST returns and deposit the outstanding tax and dues. Upon receipt of the application within the stipulated time, the Competent Authority is directed to consider the petitioner's application and pass an appropriate order in accordance with the law within four weeks thereafter. The Court did not expressly leave any issue undecided.
Facts
The petitioner is aggrieved by the cancellation of their GST registration, an order dated 12/09/2022. The cancellation was based on a show-cause notice alleging non-filing of GST returns for a continuous period of six months. The petitioner sought a writ of certiorari to quash the cancellation order and a writ of mandamus to permit them to file an application for revocation of cancellation under Section 30 of the UKGST/CGST Act, 2017. The petitioner stated they were ready to pay all outstanding tax, interest, and late fees. The lapse in filing returns was attributed to unavoidable circumstances beyond their control.
Key Issues
1. Whether the cancellation of GST registration for non-filing of returns for a continuous period of six months, without considering the petitioner's willingness to regularize the dues and file returns, is legally sustainable? Petitioner's arguments: The petitioner contended that the lapse in filing GST returns was due to unavoidable circumstances. They expressed readiness to submit all pending returns and deposit the outstanding tax, interest, and late fees. They relied on a coordinate bench's decision in WPMS No. 75 of 2023 and other similar writ petitions, indicating a precedent for similar cases. Revenue's arguments: The learned Brief Holder for the State did not dispute the petitioner's submission regarding the applicability of the order in WPMS No. 75 of 2023.
Sections Cited
Section 30
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WPMS No. 705 of 2023
Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.
Mr. Ashish Agarwal, learned counsel for the petitioner.
Mr. Tarun Lakhera, learned Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand.
Petitioner is aggrieved by cancellation of his GST registration. The cancellation order is on record as Annexure No.
Before passing the cancellation order, a show-cause notice was issued to the petitioner, wherein, it was alleged that petitioner has not filed GST returns for a continuous period of six months. On this very ground, the petitioner’s GST registration has been cancelled.
The reliefs sought in the writ petition are as follows:- (i) Issue a suitable writ, order or direction, in the nature of certiorari calling there cord of the case and quash the cancellation of GSTR registration order dated 12/09/2022 (Annexure No. 2 to W.P) as petitioner is ready to pay all the balance tax, interest on it and late fee if any. (ii) Issue a suitable writ, order or direction, in the nature of m
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