The State Of Kerala vs. Navas Karimbil Aliyar
Held
The Court found the observation "absence of evasion of tax" to be an error apparent on the face of the record and unwarranted in the circumstances. It ordered the deletion of this specific observation from paragraph 8 of the original judgment, stating it would cause no prejudice to the writ petitioner.
Facts
The State filed a review petition challenging an observation in an earlier judgment that noted the "absence of evasion of tax" in a case where goods were detained due to an e-way bill irregularity (two e-way bills). The original judgment had allowed release of goods upon payment of tax and partial penalty. The State contended that evasion of tax was not a necessary ingredient for proceedings under Section 129.
Key Issues
Whether the observation "absence of evasion of tax" in the original judgment was an error apparent on the face of the record, given that tax evasion is not a necessary ingredient for initiating proceedings under Section 129 of the CGST Act.
Sections Cited
Section 122, Section 129
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS MONDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022 / 2ND PHALGUNA, 1943 RP NO. 144 OF 2022 AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 26960/2021 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA REVIEW PETITIONERS: 1 THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY (TAXES) GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695001. 2 COMMISSIONER OF KERALA STATE GST, KERALA STATE GST DEPARTMENT, TAX TOWERS, KILLIPALAM, KARAMANA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695002. 3 ASSISTANT STATE TAX OFFICER, SQUAD NO.V KERALA STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT, GST COMPLEX, THEVARA, ERNAKULAM – 682015. 4 STATE TAX OFFICER, CHANGANASSERY, KERALA STATE GOODS AND SERVICE TAX, CHANGANASSERY, KOTTAYAM – 686101. BY ADV GOVERNMENT PLEADER RESPONDENT: NAVAS KARIMBIL ALIYAR, AGED 46 YEARS, SON OF ALIYAR RAWTHER, PROPRIETOR, B STYLE TRADING COMPANY 496, KARIMBIL BUILDING, CHAMPATHAL P.O., VAZHOOR, KOTTAYAM - 686517 OTHER PRESENT: GP.ADV.MM JASMINE THIS REVIEW PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21.02.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
RP NO. 144 OF 2022 2 BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J. =========================== R.P. No. 144 of 2022 in
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