High Court of Calcutta7 September 2026

Ajijul Haque @ Hoque v. State of West Bengal

For assessee

WPA NO.1964 OF 2026

The ruling in brief

Where registration was cancelled due to six-month default in filing returns with no allegation of tax evasion and petitioner undertook to file pending returns and pay dues, such suspension or cancellation was found counterproductive to revenue, so cancellation order was set aside subject to compliance, enabling restoration of registration on fulfilment of all filing and payment requirements

Provisions considered

Section 29, read with section 30 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017/West Bengal Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017

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Ajijul Haque @ Hoque v. State of West Bengal

The ruling in brief

Provisions considered

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