Ashok Leyland Limited vs. Assistant State Tax Officer
Held
The Court held that the goods need not be detained for determining penalty, especially when the invoice was genuine and declarations were made. The respondent was directed to release the goods and vehicle.
Facts
A consignment of motor vehicle chassis being stock transferred by the petitioner was detained by the respondent. The petitioner was aggrieved by the demand of a security deposit as a condition for the release of the goods and vehicle.
Key Issues
Whether detention of goods is necessary for penalty determination when the transportation is accompanied by a genuine invoice and declarations, despite a minor procedural lapse regarding the accompanying documents.
Sections Cited
Rule 55
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR THURSDAY, THE 26TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2017/4TH KARTHIKA, 1939 ---------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------- ASHOK LEYLAND LIMITED,
BUILDING NO.V 1136, KUTTAKKATTUKARA POST,
ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY,
SHRI THOMAS BABY K.
BY ADVS.SRI.A.KUMAR SRI.P.J.ANILKUMAR SMTG.MINI(1748) SRI.P.S.SREE PRASAD RESPONDENT: ----------- ASSISTANT STATE TAX OFFICER, SQUAD NO.1, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, PALAKKAD-679502. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.SHAMSUDHEEN.V.K THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26-10-2017, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: mbr/ ---------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1:OF THE STOCK TRANSFER INVOICE DATED 09.10.2017. EXHIBIT P2:OF DECLARATION IN GST KER-1 DATED 11.10.2017. EXHIBIT P3:OF NOTICE DATED 14.10.2017. EXHIBIT P4: A COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WRIT PETITION NO.31328 OF 2017 DATED 04.10.2017
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