Atul Dnyaneshwar Harale Prop. Shriniwas Biofuels vs the State of Maharashtra and Others

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2026:BHC-AUG:16782-DB

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

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WRIT PETITION NO. 14413 OF 2025

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Atul Dnyaneshwar Harale Prop. Shriniwas Biofuels having its registered address at 09, Shepwadi, Parli Road, Ambajogai, Beed. Maharashtra 431 517. ... PETITIONER

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V/s.

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The State of Maharashtra

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The Commissioner GST Bhavan, Mazgaon, Mumbai-400 010.

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The State Tax Officer Beed_701, GST Bhavan, Near LIC Building, Nagar Road, Beed – 431122 (MH).

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The Deputy Commissioner of State Tax (Appeals), GST Bhavan, Station Road, Jalna – 431203 (MH). .... RESPONDENTS

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Mr. Abhijeet Dagdiya, Advocate for the Petitioner (through VC) Mr. S.R. Wakale, AGP for the Respondent/State

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CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI & VAISHALI PATIL JADHAV, JJ. DATE : 15^th April, 2026

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ORAL JUDGMENT :- (Per: Nitin B. Suryawanshi, J.)

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Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by the

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consent of the parties.

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2. By this petition, the Petitioner is seeking following reliefs:

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A] This Hon'ble Court be pleased to issue a Writ of Certiorari or a writ in the nature of Certiorari or any other writ, order or direction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to quash and set aside the impugned Order dated 06.03.2024 passed by Respondent No. 3 and order dated 04.08.2025 passed by Respondent No. 4;

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C] Alternatively, this Hon'ble Court be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ directing the Respondent No.3 to re-instate the earlier registration of the Petitioner along with associated rights and liabilities;”

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In support of the petition, the Petitioner relies on the following

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decisions:

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i. Rohit Enterprises V/s. The Commissioner State GST; 2023 (2) TMI759 Bom HC.

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ii. M/s. Sambhaji Multi Services V/s. The Commissioner State GST; 2024 (7) TMI 804 – Bom HC.

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iii. Shri Ganesh Majoor Sahkari Sanstha Limited V/s. The Union of India 2024 (12) TMI 57 Bom HC

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iv. Neo Built V/s ETO Cum Proper Officer; 2022 (6) TMI 463 (Punjab and Haryana High Court)

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v. ENS Enterprises V/s. The Superintendent, GST 2024 (1) TMI 1363 (Madras High Court)

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Learned AGP strenuously opposed the petition stating that there is a delay of two years in filing the appeal and the Deputy Commissioner has no authority to condone the delay. Therefore, no fault can be found with the impugned order.

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This Court in similar facts in Rohit Enterprises (supra) has observed as follows:

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“5. The petitioner filed appeal under section 107 of the Maharashtra Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017 challenging cancellation of registration. It was registered as Appeal No. DCST/Appl./E-001/GST-Revocation/2022-2023/B-619. The Dy. Commissioner/State Tax (Appeal), Aurangabad Division rejected the appeal on the ground of limitation that the appeal has been submitted beyond the prescribed period provided under section 107 (1) and 107 (4) of the MGST Act, 2017.

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In our view, the provisions of GST enactment cannot be interpreted so as to deny right to carry on Trade and Commerce to any citizen and subjects. The constitutional guarantee is unconditional and unequivocal and must be enforced regardless of shortcomings in the scheme of GST enactment. The right to carry on trade or profession cannot be curtailed contrary to the

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constitutional guarantee under Art. 19(1)(g) and Article 21 of the Constitution of India. If the person like petitioner is not allowed to revive the registration, the state would suffer loss of revenue and the ultimate goal under GST regime will stand defeated. The petitioner deserves a chance to come back into GST fold and carry on his business in legitimate manner.

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There is one more aspect as far as the issue regarding limitation in filing the appeal under Section 107 of MGST Act is concerned. Indeed the Deputy Commissioner of State Tax has no power to condone the delay beyond 30 days. But then one cannot overlook the aspect of provisions stipulating limitations. The objective is to terminate the lis and not to divest a person of the right vested in him by efflux of time.

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Since it is merely a matter of cancellation of registration, the question of limitation should not bother us since it cannot be said that any right has accrued to the State which would rather be adversely affected by cancellation.

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In this regard, a reference can be made to the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Mafatlal Industries Ltd. Vs Union of India reported in (1997) 5 SCC 536. The supreme court observed that the jurisdiction of the High Court under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India or Supreme Court under Article 32 cannot be restricted by the provision of any Act to bar or curtail remedies. True that while exercising the constitutional power, the Court would certainly take note of legislative intent manifested in the provisions of the Act and would exercise jurisdiction consistent with the provisions of enactment. The constitutional Courts in exercise of such powers cannot ignore law nor can it override it”

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This decision is followed by Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Shri Ganesh Majoor Sahkari Sanstha Limited (Supra). The decision of Coordinate Bench is binding on us. Writ Petition therefore deserves to be allowed.

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In other decisions relied upon by the Petitioner similar view is taken, however, different reliefs are granted in the facts of those cases.

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In the result, Writ Petition is allowed. Order dated 06.03.2024 canceling the GST registration of the Petitioner passed by the State Tax Officer and the order dated 04.08.2025 passed by the Deputy Commissioner of State Tax (Appeal), Jalna are quashed and set side.

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We hold that the registration no. GSTIN 27ACLPH5011K1ZN in the name of Petitioner is valid from 01.03.2020 onwards subject to the condition that the Petitioner files up to date GST returns and deposits, entire pending dues along with applicable interest, penalty, late fees in terms of Rule 23(1) of the MGST Rules 2017.

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Rule is made absolute in the above terms.

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[VAISHALI PATIL JADHAV, J.] [ NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.]

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