GST Registration Restored After Cancellation Withdrawn | HC

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Case Details: P.N. Impex vs. State of Maharashtra - [2026] 185 taxmann.com 772 (Bombay)

Judiciary and Counsel Details

  • G. S. Kulkarni & Aarti Sathe, JJ.
  • Sujit Sahoo & Ms Reeta Sharma for the Petitioner.
  • Ms Shruti D. Vyas, Addl. G.P. & Aditya R. Deolekar, AGP for the Respondent.

Facts of the Case

The petitioner challenged the cancellation of its GST registration, contending that the Show Cause Notice (SCN), order-in-original (OIO) and cancellation order were non-speaking, lacked reasons, operated retrospectively. These were in violation of principles of natural justice, thereby impairing its effective opportunity to respond. It submitted that due to such procedural defects, its ability to continue business operations and access the GST portal stood adversely affected and therefore sought quashing of the cancellation order along with restoration of registration and consequential reliefs. During the proceedings, the petitioner reiterated its reliance on procedural fairness requirements under Section 29 read with Section 30 of the CGST Act. The matter was accordingly placed before the High Court.

High Court Held

The High Court held that, in the context of Section 29 and Section 30 of the CGST Act, once the jurisdictional officer withdrew the impugned cancellation order after verifying the legal position, the very basis of the dispute ceased to survive. It further held that Section 29 empowers cancellation of registration only in accordance with due process, and Section 30 contemplates restoration/ revocation subject to prescribed conditions, which stood effectively satisfied in view of withdrawal of the cancellation. The Court observed that continuation of the cancellation would be unjustified when the authorities themselves had accepted the legal infirmities and corrected the position during proceedings. It accordingly directed restoration of GST registration with consequential action, including issuance of an email communication to the petitioner, in a time-bound manner to operationalise the registration under the statutory framework.

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