Gstin not received even after 3 weeks! harassment alert!

gekco (B.Com) (170 Points)
Replied 28 August 2017

Hello Sir, You should not have visitied the local VAT office, I will recommend you to wait as officer will have to take action in specified time frame. I was in same situation and my application was approved automatically by system based on "deemed approval" because officer did not take any action in 20 working days.

The "pending for processing" application needs to approved in 3 working days so just lodget complaint with GST center on phone and take complaint number, Your application will be approved very soon.

That Indian Chap (Taxation) (66 Points)
Replied 01 September 2017

Thanks a lot brother, sorry for the late reply. Yes your advice to not visit the local vat office is a benificial one. We were saved in the nick of time.

gekco (B.Com) (170 Points)
Replied 13 September 2017

Hello , Can you share if you received your GST number yet or not ? And, whether you paid any bribe or not.

That Indian Chap (Taxation) (66 Points)
Replied 14 September 2017

Originally posted by : gekco
	Hello , Can you share if you received your GST number yet or not ? And, whether you paid any bribe or not.

Sorry for the late reply, yes I received the GSTN number and I (or my client) did not pay bribe. Even after 18 days when I did not receive the GSTN # I mailed complaint to helpdesk @ gst.gov.in citing my TRN & ARN number and I think that helped and I received it after 3 or 4 days.

The disgusting thing that happened was that my client thought that the delay was from my end and he went himself to the commercial tax office and he requested them to process it as soon as possible to which the officer asked for Rs. 5,000/- !! And he said it'd take one more day. What he and my client didn't know was that the GSTN had been generated and I had also received the email the previous midnight LOL! All thanks to God.

I feel that such long delays are due to callous tax officers rather than the system. Cases which are assigned to STATE specifically - my personal opinion.

You could email / tweet / them too.

Hope this helps.

Abhishek (Tax Advocate) (22 Points)
Replied 26 March 2018

AS Per the ruling of GST Act, the proper officer shall have to approve the application within 3 working days from the submission of the Application if there is no action taken by the proper officer the application shall be deemed to have been approved.

That Indian Chap (Taxation) (66 Points)
Replied 26 March 2018

Originally posted by : Abhishek
	AS Per the ruling of GST Act, the proper officer shall have to approve the application within 3 working days from the submission of the Application if there is no action taken by the proper officer the application shall be deemed to have been approved.

True but that's only in theory, in practice, of the about 40 registration that I have taken, only about 2 of them have been granted GSTNs within 3 days, for others 4-10 days. What would you tell the client if he comes to you after 3 days of applying for registration? All he needs is GST certificate & number, nothing else.

Akash Kumar (2 Points)
Replied 14 September 2020

Hello , i m also facing the same problem i have applied 24 days before but i haven't received my gst number yet, i have asked on helpdesk many time, but they are unable to solve the problem and they said ," i have to visit gst department," Please tell me i should visit in gst office

Eshan Eshan (2 Points)
Replied 07 November 2020

Is it still pending or did you get it?Attach file

S SHRIVASTAVA (2 Points)
Replied 18 August 2021

Yes, it is very true that local officers at state level are intentionally delaying the approval ..so that the person in urgent need of Registration will meet them and they could ask for 3-5,000 just for approving the genuine application. If no one contact or visit them then after 7days they again intentionally issue lame SCN in which they ask for Bank details, Purchase Sale invoice, PAN or Aadhar copy, even if you have already provided all these details...this SCN is issued with an object to delay approval for another 7days and force the person to visit and Pay them the demanded bribe.

Hence, it is advice to attached all the documents including Premises photo in compressed pdf so that they can't raise any unnecessary objection. And if even after providing all documents still they demand the same then you can file appeal against such order, but yes you have to wait for a few weeks for all these procedures.

If your application is assigned to Center, then you will not face any such unnecessary difficulties and will get the registration at the earliest.