Pradhan Choudhary vs. The Assistant State Tax Officer
Held
The High Court dismissed both writ petitions as infructuous. This decision was based on the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the matters had become infructuous.
Facts
The writ petitions were filed challenging the detention of goods/vehicles and related proceedings under the GST Act, as evidenced by the various GST MOV forms (MOV-01 to MOV-07) and references to Section 129 in the appendices. The petitioners sought relief against orders and notices issued by the Assistant State Tax Officer.
Key Issues
The key legal issue, though not adjudicated due to the petitions becoming infructuous, concerned the legality of the detention of goods/vehicles and the validity of notices issued under Section 129 of the CGST Act.
Sections Cited
Section 129(1), Section 129(3)
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P. TUESDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF JULY 2022 / 28TH ASHADHA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 2659 OF 2022 PETITIONER: TCI FREIGHT (A DIVISION OF TRANSPORT CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD.) TCI HOUSE, 32/299A, 1ST FLOOR, NH 47, OPP TVS TRADE COMPANY, SOUTH KALAMASSERY, ERNAKULAM 683104, REPRESENTED BY ITS AREA MANAGER, RAJBIR BY ADVS. HARISANKAR V. MENON MEERA V.MENON R.SREEJITH K.KRISHNA RESPONDENTS: 1 THE ASSISTANT STATE TAX OFFICER SQUAD No V, STATE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX DEPARTMENT, PALAKKAD 678 001 2 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, TAXES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001 3 UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI 110 001 BY ADVS. SHRI.VISHNU PRADEEP, CGC ADVOCATE GENERAL OFFICE KERALA OTHER PRESENT: ADV. THUSHARA JAMES (SR.GP) THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19.07.2022, ALONG WITH WP(C).9336/2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P (C) Nos.2659 & 9336/2022 -2- IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P.
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