Petitioner should approach Income Tax Dept. when GST registration was unsuccessful: HC

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Case Details: Catholic Diocese of Tiruvalla (Trust) v. Union of India - [2022] 142 taxmann.com 118 (Karnataka)

Judiciary and Counsel Details

    • M.I. Arun, J.
    • Prithvi Raj B.N., Adv. for the Petitioner.
    • Smt. Swati Panduranga, CGSC E.I. SanmathiK. Hema Kumar, AGA Advs. for the Respondent.

Facts of the Case

The petitioner obtained Permanent Account Number (PAN) and when it tried to register under the provisions of the GST Act, 2017 by linking the PAN, the same was rejected on the ground that there is an error in the PAN issued to the petitioner. It filed writ petition seeking direction to complete the PAN based GST registration of petitioner.

High Court Held

The Honorable High Court observed that the GST registration of the petitioner has not been successful because of the defect in the PAN Card issued to the petitioner. The method of rectifying the same is by approaching PAN Facilitation Centre or by filing an online application in Income Tax Department Portal. The writ of mandamus sought by petitioner can’t be considered and liable to be dismissed.

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