2023 (8) TMI 1262

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....er dated 01.07.2023 whereby the appeal was dismissed as being beyond the prescribed period of limitation. 3. The facts, in brief, are that the petitioner is a proprietorship concern engaged in civil contractual works and was registered under the GST Act. It appears that as the GST returns was not filed by the counsel, a show-cause notice dated 03.11.2022 was served. In the said show-cause notice, the reasons as prescribed were as under: "Whereas on the basis of information which has come to my notice, it appears that your registration is liable to be cancelled for the following reasons: 1. Any Taxpayer other than composition taxpayer has not filed returns for a continuous period of six months You are hereby dir....

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....t to cancellation: Accordingly, the amount payable by you and the computation and basis thereof is as follows: The amounts determined as being payable above are without prejudice to any amount that may be found to be payable you on submission of final return fumished by you. You are required to pay the following amounts on or before 17.01.2023 failing which the amount will be recovered in accordance with the provisions of the Act and rules made thereunder. Head Central Tax State Tax/UT Tax Integrated Tax Cess Tax 0 0 0 0 Interest 0 0 0 0 Penalty 0 0 0 0 Others 0 0 0 0 Total 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Place: Uttar Pradesh ....

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....es that as the appeal has not been decided on merit, the doctrine of merger will have no application and it is only the order dated 07.01.2023 which affects the petitioner and as the same is devoid of any reasons, the same can be challenged before this Court as decided by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Whirlpool Corporation v. Registrar of Trademarks, Mumbai and Ors. - (1998) 8 SCC 1. 7. He further places reliance on the judgment of this Court in the case of Om Prakash Mishra v. State of U.P. & Ors.; Writ Tax No.100 of 2022 decided on 06.09.2022 wherein this Court had recorded that every administrative authority or a quasi judicial authority should necessarily indicate reasons as reasons are heart and soul of any judicial o....