HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT TAX No. - 819 of 2025 Court No. - 6 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. Present petition has been filed challenging the order dated 27.08.2024 passed under Section 73 of the GST Act as well as the order dated 07.08.2025 whereby the appeal was dismissed as being beyond limitation. 3. Contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that no opportunity of hearing was granted while passing the order under Section 73. 4. Learned Standing Counsel, based upon instructions, states that in the show-cause notice, 'NA' was mentioned for personal hearing. 5. It is argued that the said issue was dealt with by this Court in Writ Tax No.303 of 2024 (Mahaveer Trading Company vs. Deputy Commissioner, State Tax and Anr.) vide judgment dated 04.03.2024. 6. On the said sole ground, following the judgment in the case of Mahaveer Trading Company (supra), present petition is allowed . Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Satish Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. M/S Aghoreshwar Traders Thru. Proprietor Rajesh Kumar Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. (Institutional Finance ) Lko And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) 7. Orders dated 27.08.2024 & 07.08.2025 are quashed. 8. Matter is remanded to the assessing authority to pass fresh order after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. August 25, 2025 nishant WTAX No. 819 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench