In the GST system, when Withdrawal application (APL 01W) for appeal is filed before issuance of final acknowledgment (APL 02) by the Appellate authority, then the system automatically withdraws the Appeal application (APL 01). In such cases, the status of the appeal application will automatically change from “Appeal submitted” to “Appeal withdrawn”.

However, if withdrawal application is filed after issuance of final acknowledgment, then the withdrawal of such appeal is subjected to the approval of the Appellate authority. Once the Appellate authority approves the withdrawal application, the status of the Appeal application changes from “Appeal submitted” to “Appeal withdrawn”.

Waiver scheme under Section 128A mandates that any appeal against the requisite demand order should not remain pending with Appellate authority. In both the above-mentioned cases, the status of the Appeal application is changed to “Appeal Withdrawn” which essentially fulfilled the requirement.

While filing waiver application or in the already filed waiver application, taxpayers need to upload the screenshot of the appeal case folder showing status as “Appeal withdrawn”.

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Team GSTN

Appeal withdrawal procedure: system auto-withdraws before final acknowledgment; post-acknowledgment withdrawals require appellate authority approval and proof. The advisory sets out that if a withdrawal application is filed before final acknowledgment, the GST system auto-updates the appeal status to 'Appeal withdrawn'; if filed after final acknowledgment, withdrawal requires Appellate authority approval to change the status. The waiver regime requires appeals not remain pending; a status of 'Appeal withdrawn' meets this condition and taxpayers must upload a screenshot showing that status when submitting or where a waiver is already filed.