Licence for ‘IMFL Restaurant ON Shop’ cannot be rejected for mere non-filing of GST return

Galaxy Bar and Restaurant Vs State of Odisha and others (Orissa High Court) Aggrieved by the non-grant of a licence for an IMFL Restaurant ON Shop under the name and style as ‘Galaxy Bar and Restaurant at Nayagarh’, the Petitioner has filed the present writ petition seeking a direction to the Opposite Parties to process the Petitioner’s application and grant the licence. 2. This Court has heard the submissions of Mr. R.P. Kar, learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner and Mr. Debkanata Mohanty, learned AGA for the Opposite Parties-State. 3. It is seen from the narration of eve...