2026:UHC:1657-DB 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHASH UPADHYAY 12TH MARCH, 2026 WRIT PETITION (M/B) No. 141 OF 2026 Firasat Rasool Contractor …….Petitioner. Versus State Tax Officer (STO), Haldwani, Sector 1, District Nainital. …Respondent Counsel for the petitioner : Sri Daud Ali, learned counsel Counsel for the respondent : Ms. Puja Banga, learned Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand. JUDGMENT : (Per Sri Manoj Kumar Gupta, C.J.) 1. The petitioner has assailed the order dated 03.09.2024 cancelling the GST registration of the petitioner on the ground that he has failed to file the returns within the prescribed period. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in identical facts and circumstances in WPMB No. 39 of 2025, a Co- ordinate Bench has permitted the petitioner therein to file an application for revocation of the cancellation order and subject to deposit of unpaid tax along with interest and penalty, the competent authority has been directed to decide the application for revocation of the cancellation order. The operative part of the order passed in the said writ petition is as follows: “8. Accordingly, present writ petition is disposed of by permitting petitioner to move an application for revocation of the cancellation order. If he makes such application within two weeks from today and also furnishes all the pending returns and deposits unpaid tax along with interest and amount of penalty, the Competent Authority shall consider the petitioner’s prayer for revocation as per law within four weeks from the date of receipt of such application.” 2026:UHC:1657-DB 2 3. It is urged that similar liberty may be granted to the petitioner. 4. Ms. Puja Banga, learned Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand appearing through V.C., has no objection in case the present writ petition is disposed of in the same terms. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of in the same terms as WPMB No. 39 of 2025. 6. Pending application, if any, also stands disposed of. _____________________ MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, C.J. ___________________ SUBHASH UPADHYAY, J. Dt: 12th March, 2026 Rathour PRAVINDRA SINGH RATHOUR Digitally signed by PRAVINDRA SINGH RATHOUR DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=23699ccc2fd40ad81b6fd13323779d9e3aeb10 97d17dbb53d481cabd25946eed, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=1F65499E931DF71CDAF92A40CC6179B 8E010331BA695239171F906FD5C45C4E8, cn=PRAVINDRA SINGH RATHOUR Date: 2026.03.16 16:30:16 +05'30'