Sanjay Kumar vs. State Tax Officer
Facts
The petitioner challenged an order cancelling their GST registration. The cancellation occurred because the petitioner failed to pay dues for six months. The petitioner stated that all outstanding dues, including penalties, have now been paid. They further submitted that a similar matter was decided by the High Court on August 25, 2023, in Writ Petition (M/S) No. 2309 of 2023, MS Kamal Coating Experts GSTIN Vs. Commissioner State Goods and Services Tax Commissionerate and another. The petitioner requested that the instant petition be decided in line with that previous order. The State counsel agreed that the matter was covered by the aforementioned order.
Held
The Court decided the instant petition in terms of the judgment and order dated August 25, 2023, passed in Writ Petition (M/S) No. 2309 of 2023, MS Kamal Coating Experts GSTIN Vs. Commissioner State Goods and Services Tax Commissionerate and another. The reasoning is that the State counsel acknowledged the matter was squarely covered by the previous order. While the specific details of the August 25, 2023 order are not provided in this judgment, it is implied that it dealt with the restoration of GST registration upon payment of dues and penalties. The operative direction is that the instant petition is decided in terms of that prior judgment. No issue was expressly left undecided.
Key Issues
1. Whether the GST registration of the petitioner, cancelled due to non-payment of dues for six months, should be restored upon payment of all outstanding dues and penalties, considering a prior High Court order on a similar matter? Petitioner's Argument: The petitioner argued that since all dues and penalties have been paid, and a similar case was decided favorably by this Court on August 25, 2023, in Writ Petition (M/S) No. 2309 of 2023, the instant petition should be disposed of in terms of that order. Revenue's Argument: The State counsel conceded that the present matter is squarely covered by the order dated August 25, 2023, passed in Writ Petition (M/S) No. 2309 of 2023.
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order cancelling GST registration of the petitioner. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner could not pay dues for six months, therefore, the GST registration was cancelled. But, he would submit that now, all the dues along with penalty have been paid. He would also submit that a similar matter has already been decided by this Court on 25.08.2023 in Writ Petition (M/S) No.2309 of 2023, MS another (“the petition”). He would submit that instant petition may be decided in terms of order dated 25.08.2023, passed in the petition. Learned State counsel would submit that the matter is squarely covered by the order dated 25.08.2023, passed in the petition.
The Court takes on record the statement given by the State co
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