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<h1>Court rules in favor of petitioner in goods seizure case under Section 129 of CGST Act</h1> The court found in favor of the petitioner in a case concerning the unlawful seizure and detention of goods under Section 129 of the CGST Act. The court ... Detention and seizure of goods in transit - Validity of detention notice under Section 129 of the CGST Act - Consignee being a return-defaulter not a permissible ground for detention - Release of detained consignment on production of court orderDetention and seizure of goods in transit - Validity of detention notice under Section 129 of the CGST Act - Consignee being a return-defaulter not a permissible ground for detention - Detention notice (Ext.P3) which detained the consignment on the ground that the consignee was a return-defaulter was not a valid ground for detaining goods in transit under Section 129 of the CGST Act. - HELD THAT: - The court considered the detention notice (Ext.P3) which stated the reason for detention as the petitioner being a return-defaulter for the preceding five months. Applying the statutory scheme of Section 129 of the CGST Act, the court held that the reason recorded in Ext.P3 does not fall within the permissible grounds to detain goods in the course of transit. The determinative legal reasoning is that being a return-defaulter, by itself, does not authorise detention of a consignment under the provisions governing detention and seizure in transit. Consequently, the detention notice was held to be unlawful and liable to be quashed, and the respondents were directed to release the consignment upon production of the court's order. [Paras 3]Ext.P3 detention notice is quashed and the respondents are directed to release the detained consignment to the petitioner forthwith on production of this judgment.Final Conclusion: Detention of the consignment on the sole ground that the consignee was a return-defaulter was held unlawful under Section 129 of the CGST Act; Ext.P3 is quashed and the consignment must be released to the petitioner on production of this judgment. Issues involved: Unlawful seizure and detention of goods under Section 129 of the CGST Act.Analysis:The petitioner challenged the alleged unlawful seizure and detention of goods by the 1st respondent, citing a detention notice issued due to the petitioner being a return defaulter for the last five months. The petitioner argued that as per Section 129 of the CGST Act, the reason provided in the detention notice was not a valid ground for detaining goods in transit. After hearing both parties, the court found merit in the petitioner's contention. The court held that the reason given in the detention notice was not justifiable under Section 129 of the CGST Act. Consequently, the court quashed the detention notice and directed the respondents to release the consignment to the petitioner upon the petitioner presenting a copy of the judgment.
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