Madras High Court
WP(MD)/31543/2026 of Nagendran Naveenraj Vs The Joint Commissioner of State Taxes on 5 November 2026
WP(MD) No. 31543 of 2026
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 05-11-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR
RAMAMOORTHY
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AND
WMP(MD) Nos. 24224 & 24225 of 2026
Nagendran Naveenraj
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The Joint Commissioner of State Taxes, Trichy Division, Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Tiruchirappalli.
2. The Commercial Tax Officer
Ponmalai Assessment Circle,
Commercial Taxes Department,
Government of Tamil Nadu,
Tiruchirappalli.
..Respondent(s)
PRAYER: Writ Petition, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records relating to the Impugned Cancellation Order passed by the 2nd Respondent in Form GST REG-19 (Reference No.
ZA330725389924Y) dated 29.07.2025 and the consequential Impugned Rejection Order passed by the 1st Respondent in Reference Number ZA331225055890N dated 10.12.2025 and quash both the orders as illegal, arbitrary, and unconstitutional, and consequently direct the
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Respondents to restore the Petitioner’s GST Registration bearing GSTIN
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For Petitioner(s)
:Mr.C.Prabhu
For Respondent(s)
:Ms.P.Sudarkodi Natchiyar
Government Advocate (Taxes)
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ORDER
The petitioner challenges an order of cancellation of his GST registration. The petitioner was a registered person under applicable GST enactments. Pursuant to a Show Cause Notice dated 24.05.2025 stating that the petitioner had not filed GST monthly returns regularly, the impugned order was issued.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cancellation of the GST registration is causing immense hardship and that such cancellation should be revoked. In support of his contentions, he draws reference to the Judgment of this Court in Suguna Cutpiece v. Appellate Deputy Commissioner (ST)(GST), W.P.Nos.25048 of 2021 batch (Suguna Cutpiece).
3. Ms.P.Sudarkodi Natchiyar, learned Government Advocate (Taxes), accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. He submits that the
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4. In Suguna Cutpiece, this Court directed restoration of GST registration subject to several terms and conditions. The said judgment was followed thereafter in many cases. In order to maintain consistency, I am inclined to follow the said judgment.
5. In the operative portion thereof, the following directions were issued: "i. The petitioner is directed to file her returns for the period prior to the cancellation of registration, together with tax dues along with interest thereon and the fee fixed for belated filing of returns within a period of forty five (45) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
ii. It is made clear that such payment of tax, interest, fine / fee and etc. shall not be allowed to be made or adjusted from and out of any Input Tax Credit which may be lying unutilized or unclaimed in the hands of the petitioner.
iii. If any Input Tax Credit has remained
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iv. Only such approved Input Tax Credit shall be allowed to utilized thereafter for discharging future tax liability under the Act and Rules. v. The petitioner shall also pay GST and file the returns for the period subsequent to the cancellation of the registration by declaring the correct value of supplies.
vi. If any Input Tax Credit was earned, it shall be allowed to be utilised only after scrutinising and approving by the respondents or any other competent authority.
vii. On payment of tax, penalty and uploading of returns, the registration shall stand revived forthwith.
viii. The respondents shall take suitable steps by instructing GST Network, New Delhi to make suitable changes in the architecture of the GST Web portal to allow the petitioner to file the returns and to pay the tax / penalty / fine.
ix. The above exercise shall be carried out by the respondents within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order."
6. The restoration of the GST registration is subject to and conditional upon fulfilling the above conditions.
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7. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of on the same terms without any order as to costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. 05-11-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No apd To
1. The Joint Commissioner of State Taxes Trichy Division, Commercial Taxes Department Government of Tamil Nadu Tiruchirappalli
2. The Commercial Tax Officer Ponmalai Assessment Circle Commercial Taxes Department Government of Tamil Nadu Tiruchirappalli
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