Court Rules No Tax Evasion Intent; Section 130 GST Proceedings Against Petitioners Legally Unsustainable. Goods and Vehicle to be Released.

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....Release of goods alongwith the vehicle - the 1st petitioner had admitted his liability to IGST by declaring the same in the invoice - It cannot be said that there was any intention to evade payment of tax because the tax liability, in either event, would be the same. That apart, there is no specific averment in the notice served on the petitioners, as regards any act or omission, that was suggestive of an intention to evade payment of tax - The proceedings initiated against the petitioners under Section 130 of the GST Act, cannot be legally sustained. - HC....