M.M.Abdul Hameed And Sons vs. The Asst. State Tax Officer
Held
The Court found the detention not unjustified given the identified discrepancies. However, it allowed the petitioner to clear the goods and vehicle upon furnishing a bank guarantee for the demanded amount, directing the respondents to thereafter pass an adjudication order under Section 129(3).
Facts
The petitioner's goods were detained by tax authorities due to discrepancies in accompanying documents, including an undated invoice, a mismatch between the shipping date and e-way bill date, and an unupdated Part-B of the e-way bill with the railway RR number. The petitioner challenged this detention.
Key Issues
Whether the detention of goods was justified due to discrepancies in the invoice and e-way bill, and under what conditions the detained goods could be released pending adjudication.
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 A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR THURSDAY, THE 03RD DAY OF DECEMBER 2020 / 12TH AGRAHAYANA, 1942 WP(C).No.26891 OF 2020(J) PETITIONER: M/S.M.M.ABDUL HAMEED AND SONS HAMEED ESTATE, ASOKAPURAM, ALUVA - 683101, REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNER AMEEN MOHAMMED. BY ADVS. SRI.P.N.DAMODARAN NAMBOODIRI SHRI. HRITHWIK D. NAMBOOTHIRI RESPONDENTS: 1 THE ASST. STATE TAX OFFICER SQUAD NO.II, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, ERNAKULAM - 682015. 2 THE STATE TAX OFFICER, SQUAD NO.II, STATE GST DEPARTMENT, ERNAKULAM - 682015. 3 THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER(INT) STATE GST DEPARTMENT, ERNAKULAM - 682015. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER DR.THUSHARA JAMES THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03.12.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C).No.26891 OF 2020(J) 2 JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court aggrieved by a detention notice served in connection with the transportation of goods at his instance. Ext.P8 is the detention notice in Form GST MOV -7 and a perusal of the said notice indicates that the respondents have found that the invoice that accompanied the transportation of the goods did not contain any date
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