HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT TAX No. - 1525 of 2025 Court No. - 3 HON'BLE SHEKHAR B. SARAF, J. HON'BLE MANJIVE SHUKLA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 12.04.2024 passed by the respondent No.4/Commercial Tax Officer, Barabanki Sector-2, Ayodhya (B), Ayodhya under Section 73 of the Uttar Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"). 3. Factual matrix in the matter is that the petitioner's registration under the Act was suspended on 12.09.2019. Subsequent to the same, no business was carried out by the petitioner. It appears that a show cause notice was uploaded on the GST portal and subsequent to the same, the order impugned was passed under Section 73 of the Act. 4. Once the registration has been cancelled, the petitioner is not obligated to check GST portal. The mode of service of any show cause notice has to be by way of alternative means to the petitioner. 5. Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner relies upon an order passed by the coordinate Bench of this Court in M/s Katyal Industries v. State of U.P. and others, Neutral Citation No.2024:AHC:23697-DB. We are essentially in agreement with the said principle enunciated by the coordinate Bench in the said order. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shivam Singh, Kshitij Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C. M/S Sugam Communication Thru.Proprietor Mr.Uday Pratap Singh .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Finance Deptt. Revenue New Delhi And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) 6. We find that there has been violation of the principle of natural justice, and accordingly, the impugned order dated 12.04.2024 passed by the respondent No.4 is quashed and set aside. The department shall be at liberty to issue a proper notice to the petitioner and act in accordance with law. 7. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. December 19, 2025 Ashutosh WTAX No. 1525 of 2025 2 (Manjive Shukla,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHUTOSH PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench