TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2022 (7) TMI 564
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....No.1, dismissing the appeal filed by the petitioner. 3. It may be mentioned that petitioner-company is registered with the Goods and Services Tax (GST) authorities in the State of Telangana. It was transporting a pharma drug called 'pregabalin' in bulk quantity from one of their units in Medchal to another unit in Nalgonda District by way of stock transfer under e-way bill dated 25.11.2020. The vehicle carrying the pharma drug was intercepted by Respondent No.2- Deputy State Tax Officer, Jeedimetla Circle (Proper Officer) on 25.11.2020 at 11.45 a.m. There was mismatch between the registration number of the vehicle and the vehicle number mentioned in the e-way bill. Statement of the driver was found to be not satisfactory. Thereafter, the....
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....at in the last four digits of the vehicle Nos., not even a single digit matches between the two numbers. One is 1724 and another is 8391. If it was a clerical mistake, the mistake would be in one or two digits but not in all four digits. Obviously, there was something more to it than meets the eye. It should be noted at this juncture that regulatory provisions of taxation acts are meant to prevent evasion of tax. The columns relating to vehicle number in e-way bill cannot be taken lightly or brushed aside as of no consequence. Gross mismatches in vehicle numbers are indicative of evasion or avoidance of tax. There could be situations where the same way bill with same vehicle number may be used to transport multiple consignments in different....
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....ed in the circular. With regard to the case of Bhushan Power & Steel Limited cited by the Appellate Company, it should be noted that the said case related to filling up of Part-B of e-way bill and not mismatch of vehicle numbers. Hence it cannot be applied here. In view of the detailed discussion made here above, I find no substance in the contentions of the Appellant Company against levy of tax and equal amount of penalty under Section 129 (3) of the GST Act and hereby dismiss the Appeal upholding the order passed by the proper officer." 8. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on stock transfer, there can be no levy of GST and such a view has been taken by this Court in SAME DEUTZFHR INDIA P. LTD. V. STATE OF TELANGA....
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...., it cannot be said that the petitioner was indulging in any illegal activity when the tax invoice shows that the supplier is the petitioner's Corporate office in Ranipet, Tamil Nadu State and that it was shipped to its Depot in Bongulur village in Ibrahimpatnam Mandal. 15. There was no occasion for the 3rd respondent to collect tax and penalty from the petitioner on the pretext that there is illegality in the transport of goods as it would merely amount to stock transfer and there is no element of sale of goods or services in it. 16. In any event, now that 3rd respondent is made aware that petitioner has the principal Office at Tamil Nadu and principal place of business at Hayatnagar and additional place of business at Bo....