Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 5871 UK
Judgement Date : 1 December, 2025
2025:UHC:10720-DB
IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND
AT NAINITAL
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI G. NARENDAR
AND
HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHASH UPADHYAY
WRIT PETITION (M/B) NO. 992 OF 2025
1ST DECEMBER, 2025
M/s Trilok Singh, Contractor ...... Petitioner
Versus
Commissioner, State Goods
& Services Tax and others ...... Respondents
Counsel for the petitioner : Mr. P.S. Dhami, learned counsel
through video conferencing
Counsel for the respondents : Ms. Puja Banga, learned Brief Holder
for the State
The Court made the following:
JUDGMENT:
(per Hon'ble The Chief Justice Sri G. Narendar)
Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and
the learned Brief Holder for the respondent State.
2) The learned counsel for the parties submit that
the instant petition may be disposed of in terms of the
judgment dated 24.06.2025, rendered in Writ Petition
2025:UHC:10720-DB (M/B) No. 408 of 2025, which came to be passed
following the order in Writ Petition (M/B) No. 71 of 2025,
to which one of us was the member.
3) The order dated 17.03.2025, rendered in Writ
Petition (M/B) No. 71 of 2025, reads as under :
"Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
Brief Holder for the State.
2. The facts are not in dispute. Both the counsels are at ad
idem regarding the facts. Both the counsels submit that in
similar facts a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court while disposing
of Writ Petition (M/B) No. 39 of 2025 dated 24.02.2025, was
pleased to hold and order as follows :
" Ms. Prabha Naithani, learned counsel for the petitioner.
2. Ms. Puja Banga, learned Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand through video conferencing.
3. Petitioner is a taxable person, registered under GST Act, 2017. His GST registration has been cancelled by Assistant Commissioner, Haridwar-Sector 3 vide order dated 12.03.2024. Challenging the cancellation order, petitioner has filed this Writ Petition.
4. The show cause notice issued to the petitioner on 23.02.2024 reveals that cancellation has been ordered on account of petitioner's failure to furnish GST returns for prescribed period.
5. Learned counsel for the petitioner relied upon a judgment rendered by learned Single Judge in Writ Petition (M/S) No. 3283 of 2024, whereby, petitioner in that case
2025:UHC:10720-DB was permitted to make application for revocation of the cancellation order and the Competent Authority was directed to consider the application and pass appropriate order as per law, within four weeks thereafter.
6. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a similar order be passed in the present case also.
7. Ms. Puja Banga, learned Brief Holder submits that she has no objection if petitioner is permitted to move appropriate application for revocation of cancellation order
8. Accordingly, present writ petition is disposed of by permitting petitioner to move an application for revocation of the cancellation order. If he makes such application within two weeks from today and also furnishes all the pending returns and deposits unpaid tax along with interest and amount of penalty, the Competent Authority shall consider the petitioner's prayer for revocation as per law within four weeks from the date of receipt of such application."
3. Both the counsels submit that the instant petitioner also
being similarly situated as the petitioner in the aforesaid writ
petition, the instant writ petition also be disposed of on similar
terms.
4. Submissions of both counsels are placed on record.
5. Writ petition is disposed of on the above terms as in Para
8 of the order dated 24.02.2025."
4) This Court has been disposing of several
petitions on similar terms as the cancellation is on account
2025:UHC:10720-DB of non-filing of periodical returns and the petitioners have
undertaken to pay the tax along with interest and penalty.
5) In that view, this Court has been consistently
holding that as the same does not cause any prejudice
and loss to the department and also as it involves the
fundamental right to carry out trade or business, we deem
it appropriate to allow the above writ petition in terms of
the Writ Petition (M/B) No. 408 of 2025 dated 24.06.2025.
6) Writ petition stands ordered on similar terms.
7) There shall be no order as to costs.
8) As a sequel thereto, pending application, if any,
shall stand closed.
________________ G. NARENDAR, C.J.
________________ SUBHASH UPADHYAY, J.
Dt: 1ST DECEMBER, 2025 Negi
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