What are the consequences if registration is not granted with in 7 days of the application? Is there any difference if application has been made for Centralised registration?

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..... erification of the application form, grant a certificate of registration in Form ST-2 within seven days from the date of receipt of the application. If the registration certificate is not granted within the said period, the registration applied for shall be deemed to have been granted. In the case of KaramChand Thaper & Bros. [2009 (7) TMI 715 - CALCUTTA HIGH COURT] it was held that the deeming p .....

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..... culars referred to by Mr. Poddar, seven days may be considered reasonable time. However, while in case of grant of registration by the Superintendent of Central Excise, the time stipulation of seven days is mandatory under the Rules and its contravention attracts the consequence of deemed registration, in case of the Commissioner, the same time stipulation extended by circulars is only directory. .....

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