UKHC010050672025 2026:UHC:6286-DB HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA AND HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE SUBHASH UPADHYAY 23RD JULY, 2026 WRIT PETITION (M/B) No. 175 of 2025 1: M/s Anand Singh Rana --Petitioner Versus 1: State Of Uttarakhand 2: Joint Commissioner (Appeal), State Tax, Dehradun 3: Assistant Commissioner, State Tax, Block-02, Rishikesh --Respondents Counsel for petitioner. : Mr. Mukesh Kumar Kapruwan, learned counsel. Counsel for the respondents. : Ms. Puja Banga, learned Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. JUDGMENT : (per Shri Manoj Kumar Gupta, C.J.) 1. The present writ petition has been filed by the assessee being aggrieved by the order of dismissal of his appeal dated 12.12.2024, filed under Section 73(1) of the UKGST Act, on the ground that it was barred by limitation. 2. In the appeal, the petitioner had challenged the order passed by the Assistant Commissioner, Rishikesh – Sector 2: Dehradun dated 15.04.2024 under Section 73 of the CGST/SGST Act, 2017. The appeal was filed on 04.12.2024 with a delay of four months and nineteen days, beyond the limitation prescribed under Section 107(1) read with 107(4) of the Act. 3. By detailed order passed on 17.07.2026, we have held that the appellate authority has no jurisdiction to 1 UKHC010050672025 2026:UHC:6286-DB entertain the appeal beyond the period prescribed under Section 107(1) read with Section 107(4) of the Act. 4. In view of the same, we find no illegality in the impugned order of the appellate authority. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed. 5. All pending applications stand disposed of accordingly. ______________________ MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, C.J. ___________________ SUBHASH UPADHYAY, J. Dt: 23rd July, 2026 Rahul 2 RAHUL PRAJAPATI Digitally signed by RAHUL PRAJAPATI DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=aa4fa3bee6691397758b14516ed3e66e 61bf4c848741983ed8c39e4145cf1dab, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=303B55CC3063D34AC45BF8A192 FCAD15C390A1AAD7B39857D2540AE4C28A489 8, cn=RAHUL PRAJAPATI Date: 2026.07.27 17:28:46 +05'30'