Abdul Samad P vs. State Of Kerala
Held
The High Court noted that no confiscation proceedings under Section 130 of the GST Act had been initiated. It held that continued detention of goods served no useful purpose given the pending statutory appeals and directed the immediate release of the detained goods, without prejudice to the Appellate Authority's orders.
Facts
The appellant challenged a prohibitory order issued under the Kerala State Goods and Service Tax Act. The Single Judge relegated the appellant to their alternate remedy of statutory appeals against assessment orders but did not address the continued detention of goods. The appellant sought release of the goods, citing pending statutory appeals and a stay on pre-deposit by the Appellate Authority.
Key Issues
Whether goods detained under a prohibitory order should be released when statutory appeals against the underlying assessment orders are pending and no confiscation proceedings have been initiated under Section 130 of the GST Act.
Sections Cited
Section 130
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR & THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED NIAS C.P. MONDAY, THE 30TH DAY OF JANUARY 2023 / 10TH MAGHA, 1944 WA NO. 1902 OF 2022 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 29.11.2022 IN WP(C) 4948/2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA APPELLANT/WRIT PETITIONER: ABDUL SAMAD P AGED 56 YEARS SON OF PAREETH RAWTHER BROTHERS, XII/190, ATHIKKATTUKULANGARA NOORANADU, ALAPUZHA PIN – 690504 BY ADVS. SRI.K.P.PRADEEP SRI.SANAND RAMAKRISHNAN SRI.HAREESH M.R. SRI.T.T.BIJU SRI.T.THASMI SMT.M.J.ANOOPA SRI.SANU S MALAKEEL RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY (TAXES), GOVERNMENT SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695001 2 COMMISSIONER OF KERALA STATE GST KERALA STATE GST DEPARTMENT TAX TOWERS, KILLIPALAM, KARAMANA.P.O. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM PIN – 695002 3 JOINT COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX (INTELLIGENCE), KERALA STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT, TAX TOWER, KILLIPALAM, KARAMANA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695002
:2: W.A.No.1902 of 2022 4 DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (INTELLIGENCE) KERALA STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT, 4TH FLOOR, MINI CIVIL STATION, ALAPUZHA, PIN – 688013
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