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2018 (5) TMI 761 - HC - GSTDetention of goods with vehicle - interstate movement of goods - the Transit Declaration Form has been presented in pursuance of the insistence by respondent no.3 - goods as well as vehicle seized on the ground that the goods were being transported from outside the state of U.P. without the Transit Declaration Form, which is in violation of provision of UPGST Act - relevant date. Held that: - E-way bill system has been prescribed only recently by a notification of the Government of India dated 7th March, 2018 whereby Rule 138 of the CGST Rules, 2017 has been amended and other Rules have been incorporated in this regard. These amendments are to come into force from a date to be specified by the Central Government which is specified w.e.f. 01.04.2018 - the fact of the matter is that on the date of incident i.e. 24.03.2018 neither there was any E-way Bill System nor any notification by the Central Government under Rule 138 of the CGST Rules, 2017 requiring the carrying of a TDF Form or any other such document in the course of inter-State supply/movement of goods, as such, the very basis for passing the impugned orders and taking action against the petitioner as impugned herein is apparently erroneous and illegal. In view of the above, it cannot be said that there was any intent to evade tax. There is no doubt with regard to transaction in question as the Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) has been charged by the petitioner in its invoice and when the IGST is required to be paid then there cannot be any intention to evade the payment tax namely SGST and CGST - the impugned seizure order dated 28.03.2018 passed by the respondent no.3 and the consequential notice dated 28.03.2018 issued under Section 129(3) of the Act are hereby set aside. Goods alongwith vehicle is to be released - petition allowed.
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