GST registration restoration after cancellation for non-filing of returns depends on filing pending returns and clearing dues.

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....GST registration may be cancelled for continuous non-filing of returns for six months, but the statutory scheme also permits restoration where the registered person files all pending returns and pays the outstanding tax dues with applicable interest, penalty and late fee. Given the civil consequences of cancellation, the Court directed the authorities to consider restoration applications in accordance with law once the prescribed compliance is made, and to take expeditious steps for reinstatement if the requirements of Rule 22(4) are satisfied.....