The Pit Stop vs. The Assistant State Tax Officer
Held
The Court directed the respondent to release the goods and conveyance upon the petitioner providing a bank guarantee for ₹2,34,500/-. The respondent was also directed to complete the adjudication proceedings within one week from the date of receipt of the judgment.
Facts
The petitioner's consignment of car tyres was detained by the Assistant State Tax Officer after being unloaded at the petitioner's business place, which was the destination on the invoices. The respondent alleged the goods were unloaded at a place other than the recorded destination, but no formal detention order was issued despite the detention.
Key Issues
Whether goods can be detained without a formal detention order being served, and the conditions for release of goods and conveyance pending adjudication proceedings.
Sections Cited
None
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.NAGARESH FRIDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2020 / 20TH BHADRA, 1942 WP(C).No.18698 OF 2020 PETITIONER: THE PIT STOP,KMC-X1/164, M.G.ROAD, KASARGODE 671 121 REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR, MOIDEENKUTTY, S/O.ISMAIL P.M., AGED 42. BY ADV. SRI.ADITHYA RAJEEV RESPONDENT: THE ASSISTANT STATE TAX OFFICER, SQUAD NO.3, NORTH PARAVOOR,OFFICE OF COMMERCIAL TAX DEPARTMENT,PIN 683 513. GOVERNMENT PLEADER DR. THUSHARA V. JAMES THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11.09.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) No.18698/2020 2 JUDGMENT Dated this the 11th day of September, 2020 The petitioner purchased car tyres totalling to 120 numbers as per Exts.P2 to P4 invoices from a consignor at New Delhi. The petitioner states that when the goods were unloaded at the business place of the petitioner at Aluva, which is the place of destination as per the invoices, the respondent asked the driver of the transport vehicle, who was leaving the place to load the entire goods back into the lorry. The Manager of the petitioner was informed that the respondent intends to detain the consignmen
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