APHC010171412025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3525] WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE K MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 8947/2025 Between: P Venkataramanaiah And Co ...PETITIONER AND Goods And Service Tax Officer and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. S SURI BABU Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR COMMERCIAL TAX The Court made the following Order:(per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao) Heard Sri S. Suri Babu, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Commercial Tax appearing for the respondents. 2. The present Writ Petition has been filed challenging the cancellation of registration of the petitioner under the Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, by an Order, dated 28.05.2022, on the ground of non-filing of the 2 RRR,J & Dr.KMR,J W.P.No.8947 of 2025 returns and non-payment of taxes. Aggrieved by the said Order of Cancellation, dated 28.05.2022, the petitioner has now approached this Court, by way of the present Writ Petition. 3. In a similar circumstance, this Court, by an Order, dated 16.10.2024, in W.P.No.18308 of 2024, had disposed of the Writ Petition with certain directions. 4. Following the said Judgment, this Writ Petition is disposed of with the following directions: 1) The petitioner shall file an application for revocation. 2) The petitioner shall also file draft returns which the petitioner proposes to file in the event of the registration of the petitioner being restored. 3) The petitioner shall also deposit all taxes due on or before 30.04.2025. 4) The 1st respondent, who is the Registering Authority-cum-Assigning Authority shall receive the payment of such taxes prior to considering the application for revocation. 5) The 1st respondent shall consider the application of the petitioner for revocation and pass orders within 15 days from the date of receipt of the application. 6) In the event of the 1st respondent accepting the plea of the petitioner, the registration of the petitioner shall be restored and the petitioner shall file all the returns due till that date. 3 RRR,J & Dr.KMR,J W.P.No.8947 of 2025 7) In the event of any difficulty for the petitioner to file the application online, the same can be filed manually and the 1st respondent shall accept such manual filing. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, interlocutory applications pending, if any shall stand closed. ________________________ R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J ________________________ Dr. K. MANMADHA RAO, J Date:09.04.2025 KPV 4 RRR,J & Dr.KMR,J W.P.No.8947 of 2025 109 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO AND THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE K. MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION No.8947 of 2025 (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R Raghunandan Rao) 09.04.2025 KPV