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Issues: Whether the cancellation of GST registration was liable to be set aside and the registration restored in view of the extended time granted under the relevant notification.
Analysis: The cancellation order proceeded on the premise that the petitioner had not replied within time, but the record showed that the cancellation occurred after the period contemplated in Notification No. 03/2023-Central Tax dated 31.03.2023. The extension was intended to benefit taxpayers whose default period fell within the notified cut-off, and the petitioner's case was treated as falling within the beneficial ambit of that extension. The issue was also covered by the cited earlier decision concerning revival of cancelled GST registration.
Conclusion: The cancellation was liable to be interfered with and the petitioner was entitled to restoration of the GST registration.
Final Conclusion: The writ petition succeeded, and the registration was directed to be revived with consequential compliance obligations on the petitioner.
Ratio Decidendi: A beneficial time-extension notification for GST compliance can be applied to restore cancelled registration where the taxpayer falls within its intended coverage and the cancellation order does not warrant sustained interference.