Rajalakshmi Enterprises vs. Additional Chief Secretarya TO Government
Held
The Court held that the petitioner has an alternative remedy under Section 107 of the CGST Act. The Court directed the petitioner to avail this remedy and restrained the authorities from taking precipitous action within the appeal period.
Facts
The petitioner's goods and conveyance were confiscated under Section 130 of the KGST/CGST Acts for alleged contravention of provisions related to inter-state transactions. The petitioner argued that the failure to produce an e-way bill was a bona fide error and the confiscation order was illegal.
Key Issues
Whether the petitioner has an alternative remedy for challenging the confiscation order, and if so, whether the High Court should entertain the writ petition directly.
Sections Cited
Section 130, Section 107
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 13th DAY OF NOVEMBER 2020
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD
WRIT PETITION NO. 12554/2020 (T-RES)
BETWEEN:
RAJALAKSHMI ENTERPRISES 4/49-4 MARAMANGALA THUPPATTY STEEL PLANT MAIN ROAD, SALEM, TAMIL NADU - 636 030 (REPRESENTED BY KALU PURI, PROPRIETOR)
... PETITIONER (BY SRI. Y. C. SHIVAKUMAR, ADVOCATE)
AND:
ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARYA TO GOVERNMENT FINANCE DEPARTMENT, STATE OF KARNATAKA VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE ADDL COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES (ENFORCEMENT) SOUTH ZONE 3RD FLOOR COMMERCIAL TAX BUILDING, KORAMANGALA BENGALURU - 560 047. 3. THE COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER (ENFORCEMENT) -16 SOUTH ZONE
2 COMMERCIAL TAX, BUILDING KORAMANGALA BENGALURU - 560 047. ... RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. HEMA KUMAR., AGA)
THIS WRIT PETITION FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 19.10.2020 BEARING NO. ADCOM (ENF.)/SZ/CTO(ENF)-16/CBR/NO.16/MOV-11/2020-21 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT-3 FOR
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