Daily Express vs. The Assistant State Tax Officer
Held
The Court held that Section 129 is a self-contained code for the detention and provisional release of goods, and its provisions, including the non-obstante clause, override other sections like Section 126. The transporter is not exempt from its provisions.
Facts
The petitioner, a transporter, had its goods and vehicle detained due to an incomplete e-way bill. The Assistant State Tax Officer issued notices under Section 129(3) for physical verification and inspection.
Key Issues
Whether Section 129 of the GST Act applies to a transporter and if minor discrepancies in e-way bills are covered by Section 126, exempting detention under Section 129.
Sections Cited
Section 129, Section 138, Section 126, Section 74, Section 122, Section 129(3), Section 129(1)(b)
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU THURSDAY ,THE 29TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2018 / 8TH AGRAHAYANA, 1940 WP(C).No. 35665 of 2018 PETITIONER/S: DAILY EXPRESS VAZHICHERRY WARD, ALAPPUZHA -1, REPRESENTED BY ITS DESIGNATED PARTNER, MEENAKURUVILLA, AGED 62 YEARS, W/O. T.T.KURUVILLA, RESIDING AT THOTTATHIL HOUSE, CULLEN ROAD, VAZHICHERRY WARD, ALAPPUZHA - 1. BY ADV. SMT.S.SUJINI RESPONDENT/S: 1 THE ASSISTANT STATE TAX OFFICER SURVEILLANCE SQUAD NO.8, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, KOLLAM - 691 002. 2 COMMISSIONER OF KERALA STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF KERALA STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT, TAX TOWER, KARAMANA, THIRUVANANTHAUPURAM. 3 STATE OF KERALA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695001, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO TAXES. OTHER PRESENT: DR THUSHARA JAMES, GP
-2- W.P.(C). No. 35665 of 2018 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29.11.2018, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: JUDGMENT The petitioner is a transporter. When it was transported goods for a consignor, the Assistant State Tax Officer (“ASTO”) intercepted those goods and detained them, along with the
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