https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=153282 Section 28A(6) of the Karnataka Sales Tax Act confines check-post detention to cases where the penalty under section 28A(4) remains unpaid; once the penalty is paid, the officer has no general power to retain goods for further investigation. Continued detention after payment is without authority of law, and instructions from superior officers cannot validate an unauthorised seizure. The detained goods were therefore ordered to be released to the petitioner. en-us Tue, 09 Jun 1981 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 20 Jul 2013 17:19:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=153282 Section 28A(6) of the Karnataka Sales Tax Act confines check-post detention to cases where the penalty under section 28A(4) remains unpaid; once the penalty is paid, the officer has no general power to retain goods for further investigation. Continued detention after payment is without authority of law, and instructions from superior officers cannot validate an unauthorised seizure. The detained goods were therefore ordered to be released to the petitioner. Case-Laws VAT and Sales Tax Tue, 09 Jun 1981 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=153282