Service of GST notices after cancellation of registration must be effective, and an adverse adjudication requires a meaningful opportunity to reply and a personal hearing. Where registration had been cancelled and the taxpayer was not effectively served or heard, the adjudication order was quashed. The taxpayer was permitted to file a reply to the show-cause notice, and the Department could undertake fresh adjudication in accordance with law after granting a personal hearing.
Service of GST notices after cancellation of registration must be effective, and an adverse adjudication requires a meaningful opportunity to reply and a personal hearing. Where registration had been cancelled and the taxpayer was not effectively served or heard, the adjudication order was quashed. The taxpayer was permitted to file a reply to the show-cause notice, and the Department could undertake fresh adjudication in accordance with law after granting a personal hearing.
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