https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=166379 The High Court of Madras ruled in favor of the petitioners in a case involving the detention of goods by the Assistant Commercial Tax Officer. The court held that the detention order was without jurisdiction as there was no tax liability on the original owner of the goods. The court also quashed the order for payment of tax and compounding fees, stating that proper proceedings should have been initiated by the tax authorities if there was evidence of tax evasion. The court directed the return of the bank guarantee and personal bond to the petitioners and emphasized that any future actions should be in accordance with the law. en-us Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 13:16:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=166379 The High Court of Madras ruled in favor of the petitioners in a case involving the detention of goods by the Assistant Commercial Tax Officer. The court held that the detention order was without jurisdiction as there was no tax liability on the original owner of the goods. The court also quashed the order for payment of tax and compounding fees, stating that proper proceedings should have been initiated by the tax authorities if there was evidence of tax evasion. The court directed the return of the bank guarantee and personal bond to the petitioners and emphasized that any future actions should be in accordance with the law. Case-Laws VAT and Sales Tax Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=166379