GST registration cannot be used to bypass prior state-wise non-compliance; denial upheld where returns were not filed.

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....Under the parallel CGST and State GST framework, State-wise registration does not permit a taxpayer to evade compliance by shifting business to another State. Where a company has obtained registration in one State but failed to file returns, leading to cancellation or suspension of that registration, it remains a defaulter under the GST scheme. That default can justify refusal of registration in another State until the earlier statutory obligations are complied with. The HC upheld denial of GST registration in Rajasthan based on non-compliance in Tamil Nadu and dismissed the writ petition.....