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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
SUREPALLI NANDA, J.SREENIVAS RAO
Telangana Recycling Private Limited – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Surepalli Nanda, J.)
Heard Sri B. Krishna Reddy, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned Special Government Pleader for State Tax appearing on behalf of the respondents.
2. The petitioner approached the Court seeking prayer as under:
“….to issue Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or Order or Direction declaring the action of the 2nd Respondent in passing the impugned Order dated 17.04.2025 in Ref.No. ZA360425045250W for cancellation of registration certificate of the petitioner vide GSTIN: 36AALCT2319K2Z1 along with the show cause notice dated 29.03.2025, as illegal, arbitrary, high handed, contrary to the provisions of the CGST Act, 2017 and in violation of principles of natural justice and set aside the same as null and void, and pass such other order orders as the Hon'ble Court deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the Case.”
3. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that respondent No.2 issued a show-cause notice dated 29.03.2025 to the petitioner, alleging that the commodities mentioned in the e-way bills did not match with the registrations and that the functioning of the petitioner was in contravention to the GST Act a
A show-cause notice must specify charges clearly to ensure fairness in quasi-judicial proceedings; vagueness renders the proceedings invalid.
A show cause notice must provide clear factual details to uphold natural justice; failure to do so invalidates subsequent cancellation orders.
Cancellation of GST registration must follow due process, including a clear show-cause notice and a reasoned order, to uphold the principles of natural justice.
A show-cause notice must contain specific allegations to enable the noticee to respond effectively, and orders must be informed by reason and not violate the principles of natural justice.
Vague show cause notices violate principles of natural justice, necessitating clear allegations to ensure due process in administrative actions.
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