TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
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2025 (8) TMI 888
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.... 2023. 3. A Show Cause Notice dated 4th April, 2022 (hereinafter, 'SCN') for cancellation of GST Registration was issued to the Petitioner on the ground that the principal place of business was not found at the time of field visit. However, it is the case of the Petitioner that this SCN did not put to the Petitioner that the GST registration cancellation would be given effect to retrospectively. Relevant portion of the SCN is extracted herein below: 4. Retrospective cancellation of GST Registration in this manner has been held to be impermissible by this Court in various decisions, including in terms of the judgments in 'Subhana Fashion v. Commissioner Delhi Goods and Service Tax (W.P. (C) 12255/2024)', "M/S Balaji Industries v. The Princ....
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....T registration with retrospective effect from 11.09.2017. 9. The petitioner filed an appeal against the impugned order cancelling its registration. However, the same was rejected by the appellate authority by the order dated 14.05.2024 on the ground that the petitioner's appeal was barred by limitation. 10. As noted above, the reason for which the petitioner's GST registration was cancelled was not reflected in the SCN. Although, the petitioner claims that it did not receive the SCN, it is apparent that even if it had, the same provided it no opportunity to respond to the reasons as set out in the impugned order cancelling its GST registration. 11. As noted above, the petitioner is not aggrieved by the cancellation of its GST regis....
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....us consequences which would ensue and accompany a retroactive cancellation makes it all the more vital that the order be reasoned and demonstrative of due application of mind. It is also necessary to observe that the mere existence of such a power would not in itself be sufficient to sustain its invocation. What we seek to emphasise is that the power to cancel retrospectively can neither be robotic nor routinely applied unless circumstances so warrant. When tested on the aforesaid precepts it becomes ex facie evident that the impugned order of cancellation cannot be sustained. 6. We note that while dealing with the right of the respondents to cancel GST registration with retrospective effect and the manner in which such power should be e....
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.... in respect of the supplies made by the tax payer during such period. Although, we do not consider it apposite to examine this aspect but assuming that the respondent's contention in this regard is correct, it would follow that the proper officer is also required to consider this aspect while passing any order for cancellation of GST registration with retrospective effect. Thus, a taxpayer's registration can be cancelled with retrospective effect only where such consequences are intended and are warranted. 11. The show cause notice does not even state that the registration is liable to be cancelled from a retrospective date. 12. The petition is allowed. The impugned show cause notice dated 07.04.2022, order of cancellation dated 13.07....
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....fact, in our view, order dated 15.12.2021 does not qualify as an order of cancellation of registration. On one hand, it states that the registration is liable to be cancelled and on the other, in the column at the bottom there are no dues stated to be due against the petitioner and the table shows nil demand. 7. Learned Counsel for the Petitioner submits that the said order reflected that the GST registration of petitioner stands cancelled from 01.07.2017 even though returns thereafter have been filed by the Petitioner. 8. He further submits that the petitioner is no longer interested in continuing the business and the business has been discontinued. 9. In terms of Section 29(2) of the Act, the proper officer may cancel the GST reg....