Court Justifies Detention of Goods for Expired E-Way Bill; Petitioner Failed to Extend Validity and Update Authorities.

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....Detention of goods - validity of e-way bill expired - The mere fact that the respondent had detained the goods did not, in any manner, prevent the petitioner from extending the validity period of the e-way bill, and producing a copy of the extended e-way bill before the authority for the purposes of seeking a clearance of the goods. - The detention of the goods and the vehicle in the instant case cannot be said to be unjustified - HC....