2008 (9) TMI 900

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....etition seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to issue a transit pass to the petitioner's goods whenever the sale is not within Karnataka.   The petitioner is running a business in the name and style of M/s. Bhuvaneshwar Traders having its business concern at No. 2, Dr. Sankaran Salai, Namakkal. He is a trader for the waste engine oil to be carried from various places al....

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....e invoice enclosed with the JJ form 137. The third respondent suspected the form and demanded confirmation from the consignors and consignees. The driver immediately contacted his manager who in turn arranged for confirmation. Still, the respondents imposed penalty of Rs. 10,000 which was paid and the vehicle was released. The said consignment was delivered to the consignee at Kolhapur. Again, ....

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....ansit pass while goods are transported by road from one State to another State. Rule 161 of the Karnataka Value Added Tax Rules, 2005, provides the mode in which the said transit pass has to be obtained which reads as under: "Rule 161. (1) The driver or the person-in-charge of a goods vehicle shall, in order to obtain a pass under section 54, submit an application, in triplicate, in form VAT....