High Court grants interim relief to writ applicants in GST registration cancellation case

The High Court of Gujarat granted adinterim relief to the writ applicants regarding GST registration cancellation. The court found that the writ applicants had presented a strong prima facie case for relief and granted relief in terms of para 7.0 (B) (iii) to the writ applicants. Respondents were directed to file their reply by the next returnable date and were prohibited from canceling the GST registration of the writ applicants in the interim. The court ordered maintenance of the status quo until further proceedings and responses from the respondents were received.

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Issues:
- Granting adinterim relief to the writ applicants regarding GST registration cancellation.

Analysis:
The High Court of Gujarat, comprising Mr. J.B. Pardiwala and Mr. A.C. Rao, JJ., issued an oral order in response to a petition. The court, after hearing the arguments from Mr. S.N. Soparkar, the senior counsel, and Mr. Amar N. Bhatt, the counsel for the writ applicants, found that the writ applicants had presented a strong prima facie case for adinterim relief. The court granted relief in terms of para 7.0 (B) (iii) to the writ applicants. The respondents were directed to file their reply by the next returnable date and were prohibited from taking any action to cancel the GST registration of the writ applicants in the interim. The court ordered that respondents 1 and 4 be served by Registered Speed Post, while other respondents could be served directly. The court's decision aimed to maintain the status quo until further proceedings and responses from the respondents were received.

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