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Fayiz Nangaparambil vs. Union Of INDIA & Anr.

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W.P.(C)/7477/2023HC DelhiGSTCNR DLHC01107771202326 May 2023Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU,HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN2 pages
For Petitioner: Mr. Sameer Gupta & Mr. Taranjeet Singh Sawhney, AdvsFor Respondent: Mr. Manoj Kumar Tyagi, Sr. Panel Counsel for R1 Mr. Anurag Ojha, SSC with Mr. Gautam Barnwal, Adv. for R2
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Facts

The petitioner challenged a Show Cause Notice proposing cancellation of GST registration and suspension of registration. The notice cited "registration obtained by means of fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts" as the sole reason.

Held

The Court held that the Show Cause Notice was deficient as it lacked specific allegations, preventing a meaningful response from the petitioner. Consequently, the notice and the suspension order were quashed.

Key Issues

Whether a Show Cause Notice for GST registration cancellation is valid if it lacks specific reasons and material to enable a meaningful response.

Sections Cited

Section 29(2)(e)

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Cause title — parties, addresses and appearances
$~22 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 7477/2023 FAYIZ NANGAPARAMBIL ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Sameer Gupta & Mr. Taranjeet Singh Sawhney, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. ..... Respondents Through: Mr. Manoj Kumar Tyagi, Sr. Panel Counsel for R1 Mr. Anurag Ojha, SSC with Mr. Gautam Barnwal, Adv. for R2 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN

O R D E R %

26.05.

2023 CM APPL. 29045/2023 (for exemption)

1.

Exemptions allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

The application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 7477/2023 & CM APPL. 29044/2023 (for interim relief)

3.

Issue notice.

4.

Learned Counsel appearing for the respondents accept notice.

5.

The petitioner has filed the present petition, inter alia, impugning a Show Cause Notice dated 20.05.2023, whereby the petitioner was called upon to show cause as to why his GST registration not be cancelled. The Show Cause Notice also records that the petitioner’s GST registration is suspended with 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 03/06/2026 at 17:19:59

effect from 20.05.2023. 6. The only reason indicated in the Show Cause Notice for proposing the said action reads as under: “1 Section 29(2)(e)-registration obtained by means of fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts”

7.

As apparent from the above, the Show Cause Notice is bereft of any specific reasons that could be addressed by the petitioner.

8.

It is well-settled that the Show Cause Notice is required to set out the relevant material in order to enable the noticee to meaningfully respond to the same.

9.

In the present case, the Show Cause Notice was short of necessary requirements of the Show Cause Notice as it did not contain any specific allegation that could be addressed with a meaningful response from the petitioner.

10.

Therefore, the impugned Show Cause Notice is set aside.

11.

It is clarified that the respondents are not precluded from issuing an appropriate Show Cause Notice, setting out the reasons for proposing any adverse action against the petitioner.

12.

Consequently, the order suspending the petitioner’s GST registration also stands quashed.

13.

All pending applications also stand disposed of. VIBHU BAKHRU, J AMIT MAHAJAN, J MAY 26, 2023 “SS” 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 03/06/2026 at 17:19:59

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