Detention of a consignment of goods - the liability of a person, ...
GST
December 21, 2020
Detention of a consignment of goods - the liability of a person, who is not the owner of the goods, and who has transported exempted goods in contravention of the IGST Act, can only be in an amount equal to 5% of the value of the goods or 25000 rupees whichever is less, as specified under the CGST Act. He cannot be further mulcted with a similar amount under the SGST Act since the provisions of tax and penalty under the SGST Act are not attracted to the inter-state transaction of exempted goods covered by the IGST Act - HC
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