https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=801217 Section 129(3) requires a detention notice to be served within seven days of detention and the consequential penalty order to be passed within seven days after service of that notice. Penalty orders issued beyond that period are barred by limitation and without jurisdiction. Proceedings concerning the supplier's registration do not suspend this statutory period where no stay covers the detention proceedings and the detained person is not a party to the registration dispute. Writ jurisdiction may be invoked against jurisdictionally invalid orders despite an available appellate remedy, requiring release of detained vehicles without payment of the alleged duty. en-us Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:20:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=801217 Section 129(3) requires a detention notice to be served within seven days of detention and the consequential penalty order to be passed within seven days after service of that notice. Penalty orders issued beyond that period are barred by limitation and without jurisdiction. Proceedings concerning the supplier's registration do not suspend this statutory period where no stay covers the detention proceedings and the detained person is not a party to the registration dispute. Writ jurisdiction may be invoked against jurisdictionally invalid orders despite an available appellate remedy, requiring release of detained vehicles without payment of the alleged duty. Case-Laws GST Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=801217