Personal hearing and valid DIN requirements safeguard GST registration cancellation and prevent retrospective validation of defective notices.

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....GST registration cancellation requires the personal hearing mandated by Section 75(4), including fixation of at least three hearing dates. Revocation proceedings must consider returns and late fees uploaded before issuance of the notice; failure to do so indicates non-application of mind. A notice rejecting revocation should disclose the issuing officer's name and designation. Where a DIN was mandatory, a subsequent circular exempting portal-generated communications from DIN requirements cannot retrospectively validate a DIN-less notice. These requirements protect procedural fairness and the validity of registration cancellation and revocation actions.....