High Court Quashes GST Registration Cancellation Order for Deceased Taxpayer's Heir Due to Lack of Substantive Evidence

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....HC allowed the petition challenging a GST registration cancellation order under section 93(1)(a) of CGST Act, 2017. The order against a deceased taxpayer was deemed perverse and unsustainable, as the respondent failed to provide material evidence demonstrating the petitioner's continued operation of the deceased father's proprietary concern after obtaining a fresh registration. The court found no substantive basis for holding the petitioner liable for the deceased's tax obligations, effectively nullifying the impugned order without establishing legal continuity of business operations.....