UKHC010035352025 2026:UHC:7201-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBHASH UPADHYAY WRIT PETITION (M/B) NO. 82 OF 2025 13TH AUGUST, 2026 Jogendar Veer Singh …… Petitioner Versus State Tax Officer, State Goods and Services Tax & another …… Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Mr. Rohit Arora, learned counsel through video conferencing Counsel for the respondents : Ms. Puja Banga, learned Standing Counsel for State The Court made the following: JUDGMENT: (per Sri Manoj Kumar Gupta, C.J.) 1) The application for revocation of the order of cancellation of GST registration of the petitioner had been rejected by the impugned order dated 11.04.2023 on the ground that the petitioner had not replied to the notice dated 09.02.2023. By the said notice the department had 1 UKHC010035352025 2026:UHC:7201-DB specified the reason on which it proposed to reject the application for revocation and the same is as follows : “Any Supporting Document – Others (Please specify) – please clarify that why you have difference of 2.30 lac in gstr2a and gstr3b in 2022-23.” 2) The case of the petitioner is that in fact there was no actual difference in the ITC claim in GSTR-3B and GSTR-2A for the Financial Year 2022-23 and the net difference was ‘Nil’. The explanation given by the petitioner was accepted by the department as is evident from Annexure-3 to the supplementary affidavit. 3) In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner prays for liberty to approach the department for revisiting the order rejecting the application for revocation, to which Ms. Puja Banga, learned counsel for the Revenue has no objection. 4) Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the department by means of a fresh representation along with evidence to show that the alleged demand was ultimately dropped along with true attested copy of the instant order within two weeks from today. On such representation being 2 UKHC010035352025 2026:UHC:7201-DB filed, the same shall be considered by the Proper Officer within next three weeks. 5) Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. _______________________ MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, C.J. _________________ SUBHASH UPADHYAY, J. Dt: 13th AUGUST, 2026 Negi 3 HIMANS HU NEGI Digitally signed by HIMANSHU NEGI DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=bb3b60774012c1ef1dae20d13aaf1 16e73351fdaf6878326386908a7f90d5757, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=75BD9D0FB7F4A80990FC51A 722A6BC552D470EB4FD2F88DDF7C18DB2A 1524A4D, cn=HIMANSHU NEGI Date: 2026.08.13 17:31:51 +05'30'