Abu Thahir vs. The Commissioner
Held
The High Court noted that a final order imposing tax and penalty under the CGST/SGST Act had been passed under Section 129, and the bank guarantee adjusted. Consequently, the writ petition was rendered infructuous and closed, with liberty for the petitioner to pursue alternative remedies against the final order.
Facts
The petitioner challenged the detention of his vehicle and consignment of packaged drinking water under the GST Act. An interim order allowed release upon furnishing a bank guarantee.
Key Issues
The primary issue was the legality of the detention and subsequent proceedings under the GST Act. A secondary issue arose regarding the maintainability of the writ petition after a final assessment order was passed, necessitating the use of alternative remedies.
Sections Cited
Section 129, CGST Act, SGST Act
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE EASWARAN S. MONDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH 2024 / 5TH CHAITHRA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 4208 OF 2018 NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PETITIONER/S: ABU THAHIR AGED 31 YEARS OF AGE, S/O.BABA MUHAMMED, AL-AIN INDIAN GROUP, MEETHAL MANGAD, P.O.BARE, HOSDURG TALUK, KASARGOD -671319. BY ADVS. SRI.SHIRAZ ABDULLA SRI.K.ABDUL NASSAR NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE RESPONDENT/S: 1 THE COMMISSIONER GOODS & SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT, KARAMANA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA STATE-695002. 2 THE ASST. TAX OFFICER GST SURVEILLANCE SQUAD NO.1, MATTANCHERRY AT ALUVA, ERNAKULAM-683101. SRI.BIMAL K.NATH, SENIOR G.P. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25.03.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
EASWARAN S. , J. ------------------------- ----------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of March 2024 JUDGMENT The present writ petition is filed seeking the following reliefs: i. issue a writ of certiorari or such other writ, order or direction, to quash
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