Best Sellers (Cochin) Private Limited vs. The Assistant State Tax Officer
Held
The High Court held that the detention was unjustified because the effective value of the goods transported was only Rs.8.99, which is below the statutory threshold of Rs.50,000/- for requiring an e-way bill. The Court quashed the detention notice and directed the immediate release of the goods and vehicle.
Facts
A consignment of watches, supplied at a heavily discounted price of Rs.8.99 (actual value Rs.4,49,550/- with IGST paid on actual value), was detained by tax authorities for not being accompanied by an e-way bill. The petitioner contended that an e-way bill was not required as the effective value was below Rs.50,000/-.
Key Issues
Whether an e-way bill is required for a consignment of goods whose effective transactional value, after discount, falls below the Rs.50,000/- threshold, even if the actual value before discount was higher.
Sections Cited
Not specified (refers generally to 'provisions of the Act and Rules' regarding e-way bill threshold)
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Cause title — parties, addresses and appearances
JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court aggrieved by Ext.P7 detention notice issued to him in Form GST MOV-7. In the Writ Petition, it is the case of the petitioner that the transportation was of a consignment of watches that had been supplied to him by the seller in Delhi at a discounted rate of Rs.8. 99. It is seen that the transportation of the goods was accompanied by Ext.P4 tax invoice, where the supplier in Delhi had shown the actual price of the consignment of
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