{"id":270321,"date":"2022-07-19T10:00:47","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T04:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=270321"},"modified":"2025-05-16T09:57:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T04:27:54","slug":"madras-high-court-proper-reasons-to-be-given-for-rejecting-gst-registration-applications-just-writing-rejected-would-not-suffice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/07\/19\/madras-high-court-proper-reasons-to-be-given-for-rejecting-gst-registration-applications-just-writing-rejected-would-not-suffice\/","title":{"rendered":"Madras High Court| Proper reasons to be given for rejecting GST Registration Applications; Just writing &#8216;rejected&#8217; would not suffice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"text-indent: 18pt;\">&#160; &#160;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-indent: 18pt; margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Madras High Court<\/span>: Anita Sumanth, J. set aside the impugned order which rejected a registration application filed under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002534762\">22<\/a> read with Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002534765\">25<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002896482\">Central Goods and Service Tax<\/a> (&#8216;CGST Act&#39;) and Rule 8 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002640345\">CGST Rules<\/a>, without assigning proper reasons and adhering to proper procedure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-indent: 18pt; margin-bottom: 3%;\">The petitioner filed an application seeking registration in accordance with Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002534762\">22<\/a> read with Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002534765\">25<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002896482\">CGST Act, 2017<\/a> and Rule 8 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002640345\">CGST Rules, 2017<\/a> in respect of a rice mandi which was duly acknowledged, and physical verification was also duly undertaken. A notice was issued by the respondent officer seeking clarification as the application did not enclose the details of the principal place of business of the petitioner. Pursuant to which, a copy of the rental \/ lease deed was uploaded however, registration was refused by way of a monosyllabic order simply mentioning <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">&#8216;rejected&#8217;<\/span> without assigning any reasons or explanation for rejection. Aggrieved by this, the present petition was filed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-indent: 18pt;\">Rule 9(4) of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002640345\">Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017<\/a> states:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: 18pt;\">&#8216;9. Verification of the application and approval<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; text-indent: 18pt; margin-bottom: 3%;\">&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<i>(4) Where no reply is furnished by the applicant in response to the notice issued under sub-rule (2) or where the proper officer is not satisfied with the clarification, information or documents furnished, he [may], for reasons to be recorded in writing, reject such application and inform the applicant electronically in FORM GST REG-05.&#8217;<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-indent: 18pt; margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court noted that <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">the word &#8216;may&#8217; only refers to the discretion to reject and not to blatantly violate the principles of natural justice. <\/span>If the assessing authority is inclined to reject the application, which he is entitled to, he must assign reasons for such objection and adhere to proper procedure, including due process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-indent: 18pt; margin-bottom: 3%;\">Thus, the Court allowed the petition and set aside the impugned order.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-indent: 18pt; margin-bottom: 3\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">B C Mohankumar v. 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