Gulab Nagar vs. Assistant Commissioner Ward-26, State Goods And Service Tax & Anr.
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The petitioner, Gulab Nagar, challenged an order dated 01.09.2023, issued by the Assistant Commissioner, State Goods and Service Tax, cancelling its GST registration retrospectively from 31.03.2022. The cancellation was allegedly based on a Field Visit Report dated 29.08.2023, which the petitioner claimed did not pertain to its entity or address. The petitioner had already filed a revocation petition and expressed willingness for a fresh field visit. The respondents accepted notice and undertook to dispose of the revocation petition within two weeks.
Held
The Court directed the proper officer to consider the petitioner's revocation petition in accordance with law. It specifically noted the petitioner's contention that an incorrect Field Visit Report was relied upon for the cancellation of GST registration. The Competent Authority was mandated to pass an order within two weeks from the date of the judgment. The Court clarified that the petitioner would be at liberty to pursue further remedies if aggrieved by the order passed by the Competent Authority. The issue of whether the Field Visit Report was indeed incorrect and the validity of the cancellation order based on it was implicitly left to be decided by the Competent Authority during the disposal of the revocation petition.
Key Issues
1. Whether the GST registration cancellation order dated 01.09.2023, relying on an allegedly incorrect Field Visit Report, is valid in law, turning on the principles of natural justice and proper verification of facts under GST law? Petitioner's Contention: The petitioner argued that the cancellation order was based on an erroneous Field Visit Report that did not relate to their business or address. They emphasized that they had filed a revocation petition and were amenable to a fresh field visit. They relied on the principle that orders must be based on correct factual premises. Revenue's Contention: The respondents did not present any specific arguments against the petitioner's claims regarding the Field Visit Report. However, they undertook to dispose of the revocation petition filed by the petitioner within a stipulated period.
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JUDGMENT
SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J (ORAL)
Petitioner impugns order dated 01,09.2023, whereby the GST registration of the petitioner has been cancelled retrospectively with effect from 31.03.2022. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that registration has been cancelled on alleged ground that petitioner was not found functioning from the given address. He submits that reliance has been placed on a Field Visit Report dated 29.08.2023, which report does not W.P.(C) 3383/2024 pertain to the petitioner and pertains to some other entity at a different address. He submits that he has already filed a revocation petition and candidly stated that in case a fresh field visit is required, petitioner would be willing to accept the same.
Issue notice. Notice is accepted by learned counsel appearing for respondents, who submits that the revocation petition filed by the petitioner seeking revocation of the cancellation shall be disposed of within a period of two weeks from today.
In view of the above, this petition is disposed of directing the proper officer to consider the revocation petition filed by the petitioner in accordance with law as also the contention of the petitioner that an incorrect Field Visit Report has been relied upon. The Competent Authority shall pass an order within a period of two weeks from today. Needless to state, it will be open to the petitioner to avail of such further remedy as may be permissible in law if aggrieved by any order passed by the Competent Authority.
Petition is disposed of in the above terms.
SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J
RAVINDER DUDEJA, J MARCH 06, 2024/NA
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