Facts of the Case

Usha Arya, a taxable person registered under the GST Act, 2017, had her GST registration cancelled by the Superintendent, Central Goods and Services Tax, Range-I, Haldwani, Uttarakhand, by an order dated 23 March 2025.

The show-cause notice issued to her on 12 February 2025 indicated that cancellation was ordered on account of her failure to furnish GST returns for the prescribed period.

She challenged the cancellation order before the Uttarakhand High Court in WPMB No. 300 of 2026, relying on an earlier order of a learned Single Judge in a separate writ petition (W.P.(M/S) No. 3283 of 2024), where a similarly placed petitioner had been permitted to apply for revocation of cancellation, with the competent authority directed to decide the application within four weeks.

Counsel for the respondent had no objection to a similar order being passed in the petitioner's case.

Issues Involved

  1. Whether the petitioner should be granted liberty to apply for revocation of her GST registration cancellation, following the template already adopted in a similar earlier case.

Petitioner's Arguments

  • The petitioner's counsel relied on the precedent set in W.P.(M/S) No. 3283 of 2024 and requested that a similar order — permitting revocation on furnishing pending returns and dues — be passed in the present case.

Respondent's Arguments

  • Counsel for the respondent had no objection to permitting the petitioner to move an application for revocation of the cancellation order.

Court Order / Findings

  • The Court disposed of the writ petition by permitting the petitioner to move an application for revocation of the cancellation order within two weeks.
  • This was made conditional on the petitioner furnishing all pending GST returns and depositing the unpaid tax, along with interest and penalty, at the time of applying.
  • The Competent Authority was directed to consider the petitioner's prayer for revocation, in accordance with law, within four weeks of receiving such an application.

Important Clarification

This is a bare, template disposal following an earlier order on near-identical facts — it grants a conditional path to restore GST registration (on clearing pending returns and dues) rather than deciding whether the original cancellation for non-filing of returns was itself justified. It illustrates the standard practical remedy available to registered persons whose GST registration is cancelled for return-filing defaults: apply for revocation promptly, after clearing the compliance backlog.

Sections Involved

  • Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 — Section 29 (cancellation of registration) and Section 30 (revocation of cancellation), the core provisions governing the dispute.
  • Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226, under which the writ petition was filed.

Decision – In Favour of

Disposed of with a conditional procedural benefit to the petitioner, Usha Arya — liberty to seek revocation of her GST registration cancellation upon filing pending returns and clearing dues, to be decided within four weeks — not a substantive ruling on the validity of the original cancellation.

Case Details

  • Court: High Court of Uttarakhand
  • Case No.: WPMB No. 300 of 2026
  • Coram: Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Subhash Upadhyay
  • Date of Order: 24 April 2026

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