CBIC issues GST registration applications processing instructions

CBIC has issued instructions for processing GST registration applications. Officers have been instructed to strictly adhere to the prescribed list of documents provided in registration application form and requisite documents in specific cases to be uploaded with registration application form have also been delineated in the instructions. Officers have been directed not to issue notices based on presumptive grounds, minor discrepancies, or for additional documents that are not essential for processing applications.