2025 (9) TMI 860

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....s that, the Petitioner - M/s Sumit Saree Centre is a proprietary concern of Mr. Rajesh Kumar. The Petitioner obtained the GST registration on 21st July, 2017. On 26th April, 2023 the Petitioner had filed for cancellation of GST registration due to discontinuation/closure of business. In response to this application, the Petitioner was served with a notice on 15th May 2023, wherein some additional information was sought by the GST Department. The said information sought is as under: "1 Basic Details - Address for Future Correspondence - Address not Correct 2 Cancellation Details - Others (Please specify) - file return of March 2023" 5. Since this information was not furnished by the Petitioner, it led to the order of rejection dated 30th May, 2023 passed by the Sales Tax Officer Class II/AVATO, Ward 21 (hereinafter 'rejection order'). 6. Thereafter, a Show Cause Notice dated 26th June, 2023 has been issued by the Sales tax Officer Class II/AVATO, Ward 21, Delhi (hereinafter 'SCN'). In the SCN, the Petitioner's GST registration was sought to be cancelled due to non-filing of returns prescribed under law. The case of the Petitioner is that since the business wa....

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....assed in violation of principles of natural justice. Although the SCN called upon the petitioner to appear for a personal hearing at the appointed date and time, no such date or time was indicated. Thus, in effect the petitioner was not afforded an opportunity to be heard. 13. In view of the above, we set aside the impugned order. The respondents are directed to restore the petitioner's GST registration forthwith." 12. The relevant part of the judgment in "M/s Balaji Industries (Vipin Kumar) (Supra)" is as under: "8. It is apparent from the above that the reasons as set out in the impugned order were not the reasons as set out in the SCN. Further, the SCN also did not propose cancellation of the petitioner's GST 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 pet....

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....tion 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 exercised in accordance with the statutory scheme was an issue which was noticed in Ramesh Chander vs Assistant Commissioner of Goods and Services Tax, Dwarka Division, CGST Delhi &Anr. The Court in Ramesh Chander vs Assistant Commissioner of Goods and Services Tax, Dwarka Division, CGST Delhi &Anr. The Court in Ramesh Chander taking note of the contours of Section 29 had held:- "1-5..... 6. Neither the show cause notice, nor the order spell out the reasons for retrospective cancellation. In fact, in our view, order dated 13.07.2022 does not qualify as an order of cancellation of registration. 7-8...... 9. In terms of Section 29(2) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, the proper officer may cancel the GST registration of a person from such date including any retrospective date, as he may deem fit if the circumstances set out in the said sub-section are satisfied. The registration cannot be cancelled with retrospective effect mechanically. It....

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....e has been submitted". However, the said order in itself is contradictory. The order states "reference to your reply dated 15.12.2021 in response to the notice to show cause dated 04.09.2021" and the reason stated for the cancellation is "whereas no reply to notice show cause has been submitted". The order further states that effective date of cancellation of registration is 01.07.2017 i.e., a retrospective date. 6. Neither the show cause notice, nor the order spell out the reasons for retrospective cancellation. In 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 discon....