HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT TAX No. - 914 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 30.12.2023 passed under Section 73 of the GST Act as well as the order dated 23.08.2025 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, prior date was mentioned for date of personal hearing than the date of filing of reply and in the reminder, 'NA' was mentioned in front of tab for date of 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. 7. Orders dated 30.12.2023 & 23.08.2025 are quashed. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dheeraj Srivastava, Pooja Maurya, Shalinee Mani Tripathi Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. U.P. Projects Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Thru. Its Auth. Signatory Lko. .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. The Prin. Secy. Tax And Registration Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) 8. Matter is remanded to the assessing authority to pass fresh order after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. September 12, 2025 nishant WTAX No. 914 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench