Haryana Govt. Issues Instructions To Weed Out Bogus Firms For Passing Fake ITC

"It has come to the notice of the Head Office that few proper officers in the State are insisting on personal appearances or seeking extraneous information from the applicants seeking fresh registration under GST. The matter has been examined," the instruction read.

The government has directed that all applicants for registration be processed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Section 25 of the HGST Act.

The HGST Act does not mandate the physical appearance or personal statements of the applicants at the time of processing of registration. This practise should be discouraged. However, in cases of doubt or suspicion, physical verification of the business premises may be conducted under Rule 25 of the HGST Rules, 2017.

The list of papers that must be filed with the registration application is already included in Form GST REG-01. Ideally, the proper officer should not seek any additional information or papers when processing such petitions. In the event of a question or suspicion, the competent officer may request information as he sees fit, but the material must be related to the application and not frivolous or unnecessary.

Dated: 24.05.2022

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