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2023 (11) TMI 1024 - HC - VAT and Sales TaxRectification application - Levy of penalty - wrong route adopted by the drivers - if the distance has been wrongly reflected, why it cannot be corrected to absolve the appellant of the penalty imposed upon it vide the impugned order? - HELD THAT:- It is not the case of the respondents that the drivers were not carrying the invoices/bills when the vehicles were intercepted by the competent authority. Once the drivers had accepted that there was a mistake in calculating the distance, the very reason for imposing the penalty does not survive. Non reporting of goods before the ICC, Talwandi Sabo cannot be made a ground to impose the aforesaid penalty. It is held that the appellant- assessee is not liable to pay the penalty, as imposed by the respondent- department. Hence, the present appeal is allowed
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