E-way bill expiry alone cannot justify goods detention when breakdown delays delivery without evidence of tax evasion.

E-way bill expiry alone cannot justify goods detention when breakdown delays delivery without evidence of tax evasion. https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=102000 Expiry of an e-way bill alone did not justify detention where the vehicle reached the relevant city within the permitted period but could not complete the short remaining journey because of a breakdown. In the absence of any indication of tax evasion, treating the lapse as sufficient for detention was characterised as improper and hyper-technical. The High Court allowed the writ petition and directed that all proceedings arising from the detention be dropped. en-us Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:42:56 +0530 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:42:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator E-way bill expiry alone cannot justify goods detention when breakdown delays delivery without evidence of tax evasion. https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=102000 Expiry of an e-way bill alone did not justify detention where the vehicle reached the relevant city within the permitted period but could not complete the short remaining journey because of a breakdown. In the absence of any indication of tax evasion, treating the lapse as sufficient for detention was characterised as improper and hyper-technical. The High Court allowed the writ petition and directed that all proceedings arising from the detention be dropped. Highlights GST Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:42:56 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=102000