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GST Registration Cancelled Retrospectively: What Scrap Dealers and Buyers Should Know
GST officers can cancel a dealer's registration from a retrospective effect, and the dealer's customers can then be asked to give back the input tax credit they claimed. Here is what the law allows, what courts have ruled, and the records that protect a genuine business.
Reviewed by Recykal Times GST Team · Law checked 25 Sept 2026

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GST Registration Cancelled Retrospectively: What Scrap Dealers and Buyers Should Know

GST Registration Cancelled Retrospectively: What Scrap Dealers and Buyers Should Know