GST registration cannot be stalled by a private no objection certificate requirement where the application is otherwise fit for processing.

GST registration applications cannot be kept unprocessed by insisting on a no objection certificate from private respondents where the applicant seeks registration after a family dispute following the death of her husband. The Madras HC found no legal impediment to processing the application and considered a time-bound direction appropriate so the applicant could carry on business. The operative point is that registration should be examined and processed on its own merits, without making a private no objection certificate a precondition on the facts described.

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Issues: Whether the respondents should be directed to process and approve the petitioner's application for GST registration without insisting on a no objection certificate from the private respondents.

Analysis: The petitioner sought fresh GST registration after a family dispute arising on the death of her husband. The application remained unprocessed, which would prevent her from carrying on business. The Court found no impediment to granting the requested direction and considered processing of the application within a fixed time appropriate.

Conclusion: The petitioner was entitled to a direction for processing of the GST registration application without insisting on a no objection certificate from the private respondents.

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