2019 (3) TMI 541

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....VED BY DS (5) ORAL ORDER (PER : HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE HARSHA DEVANI) 1. On 06.03.2019 this Court had passed an order in the following terms; "1. Mr. Uchit Sheth, learned advocate for the petitioners invited the attention of the court to the provisions of sections 129 and 130 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, to point out the procedure which is required to be follow....

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....ting any proceedings under section 129 of the Act, which is not permissible in law. It was further submitted that the integrated goods and services tax has already been paid on the goods in question at the time of import thereof and that the goods in question are perishable goods with a limited shelflife. 2. Having regard to the submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the petition....

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.... CGST Act provides that the proper officer detaining or seizing the goods or conveyances shall issue a notice specifying the tax and penalty payable and thereafter, pass an order for payment of tax and penalty under clause (a) or clause (b) or clause (c). Subsection (4) provides that no tax, interest or penalty shall be determined under subsection (3) without giving the person concerned an opportu....

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....ature. 6. In the aforesaid premises, in the opinion of this Court, the petitioner has made out a strong prima facie case for the grant of interim relief. By way of interim relief, the respondents are hereby directed to forthwith release the goods in question and the Truck bearing registration no. GJ07UU7250 detained / seized under purported exercise of powers under sections 129 and 130 of the C....