Shaji George vs. The Commissioner Kerala State Goods And Services Tax

WP(C)/35923/2019HC KeralaGSTCNR KLHC01093424201927 December 2019Bench: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V4 pages

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Held

The High Court directed the respondents to release the consignment and vehicle upon the petitioner furnishing a bank guarantee for the demanded tax and penalty amount. The respondents were then instructed to proceed with adjudicating the issue after providing notice to the petitioner and in accordance with the GST Act.

Facts

The petitioner's tanker lorry was intercepted and seized by tax authorities due to a discrepancy between the place of supply mentioned in the invoice (Mumbai, Maharashtra) and the interception location (Kanjikode, Kerala). A detention order and a demand for Rs. 2,42,360/- as tax and penalty were issued, which the petitioner challenged as illegal.

Key Issues

The key legal issue was the legality of the vehicle detention and the demand for tax and penalty based on an alleged discrepancy in the place of supply, and the procedure for release of the vehicle pending final adjudication.

Sections Cited

GST Act

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Cause title — parties, addresses and appearances

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V FRIDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2019 / 6TH POUSHA, 1941 WP(C).No.35923 OF 2019 PETITIONER/S: SHAJI GEORGE AGED 47 YEARS S/O.GEORGE, THEKKANATH HOUSE, ELAMPUZHA, KARALAM P O, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.G.VIDYA RESPONDENTS: 1 THE COMMISSIONER KERALA STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX OFFICE OF THE KERALA STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX, SQUAD NO. I, PALAKKAD-678001. 2 ASSISTANT STATE TAX OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER(INT) SQUAD NO.I, KERALA STATE SGST DEPARTMENT, PALAKKAD-678001. SRI.V G GOVINDAN SPL GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27.12.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.35923 OF 2019 2

JUDGMENT The petitioner is the registered owner of a tanker lorry bearing Reg.No.KL- 40-D-4206. On 19.12.2019, the 2nd respondent conducted an inspection of the vehicle at Kanjikode. Though the driver of the vehicle produced all the relevant documents before the 2nd respondent, he refused to accept the same and seized the vehicle. Concluding that in the invoice which was handed over, the place of supply menti

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