High Court Rules ARA's Decision Invalid Due to Prior GST Registration Cancellation and Investigation u/s 98(2.

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....Validity of advance ruling - The main plank of argument of learned counsel for petitioner is that even by the date of filing of application before ARA on 15.12.2020, the GST has already cancelled the registration under GST Act of the petitioner - Having regard to the legal position that when investigation has already commenced prior to the filing of application, the ARA shall not admit the application as per proviso to sub-section (2) of Section 98, the ARA should not have admitted the application in the instant case and issued its ruling. Therefore, the said order dated 05.03.2020 is vitiated by law - HC....