https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=385803 Goods intercepted under the Karnataka VAT Act could not be transferred by the checking officer to another departmental wing for recovery of unrelated dues because no statutory authority permitted such diversion, and officers were bound to act within the limits of the Act. The High Court therefore set aside the impugned order and directed release of the goods in accordance with law. Since the goods had already been auctioned and physical return was impossible, the petitioners were granted consequential monetary relief equal to the invoice value within the time fixed by the Court. en-us Tue, 27 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 14 Sep 2019 10:26:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=385803 Goods intercepted under the Karnataka VAT Act could not be transferred by the checking officer to another departmental wing for recovery of unrelated dues because no statutory authority permitted such diversion, and officers were bound to act within the limits of the Act. The High Court therefore set aside the impugned order and directed release of the goods in accordance with law. Since the goods had already been auctioned and physical return was impossible, the petitioners were granted consequential monetary relief equal to the invoice value within the time fixed by the Court. Case-Laws VAT and Sales Tax Tue, 27 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=385803