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INDRAJIT MAHANTY, S. G. CHATTOPADHYAY
Satguru Impex – Appellant
Versus
State of Tripura – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Indrajit Mahanty; CJ. - Heard learned senior counsel Mr. B.N. Majumder assisted by learned counsel Mr. S. Lodh appearing on behalf of the petitioner-Firm and learned counsel Mr. Asish Nandi appearing for the respondent-State.
2. It appears that certain goods, i.e. 130 drums of Bitumen were being in the course of transport from the seller in Guwahati to the buyer in Agartala for the purpose of use in some railway contract. It appears that the said tax invoice No.07 and the E-way bill No.881225360522 were originally generated on 06.05.2022.
3. The vehicle in question bearing registration No.NL01AF3012 (truck) was intercepted at the Churaibari check post and the vehicle was seized purportedly on account of the vehicle not having an appropriate E-way bill.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the tax invoice and the E-way bill under Annexure-1 at pages-10 and 11 to the writ petition erroneously mixed up the name of the seller and the buyer. Apparently, that mistake existed in the original E-way bill produced and consequently, the vehicle in question was seized. It appears that after the petitioner learnt of the apparent mistake in the original E-way bill, the said mi
The court determined that the continued seizure of a vehicle after correction of an error in the E-way bill was unjustified, emphasizing the importance of facilitating economic flow.
Technical errors in e-way bills do not justify seizure or penalty if no discrepancies in goods are found, reinforcing the purpose of tracking goods movement under GST.
Imposition of penalty for minor breaches of tax regulations or procedural requirements under the GST Act should consider the nature of the mistake and the circular issued by the Ministry of Finance.
Minor discrepancies in vehicle registration numbers on e-way bills, without intent to evade tax, do not warrant penalties under the Goods and Services Tax Act.
E-way bill is mandatory for transporting goods; failure to carry it raises a presumption of tax evasion, which must be rebutted by the transporter.
Minor errors in e-way bills do not justify detention under Section 129 of the CGST Act if the goods are otherwise properly documented.
Point of law: presumption could not be drawn on the basis of the existence of the e-way bills though there did not exist evidence of actual transaction performed and though there is no statutory pres....
Imposition of penalty under Section 129 of the Act should consider the intention to evade tax and the validity period of e-way bill, and should take into account the peculiar facts of the case.
A technical error in documentation without intent to evade tax does not justify penalty under the Uttar Pradesh Goods and Service Tax Act.
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