Court Quashes Additional Tax and Penalty Demands; No Bad Faith in E-Way Bill Validity Lapse.

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....Detention of goods alongwith vehicle - E-Way bill stood expired - - This Court already held that there is no lack of bona fide on the part of the writ petitioner in the instant case for not extending the validity period of the E-Way bill within the short period of time. It is also not a case of willful attempt on the part of the writ petitioner to evade payment of tax - It is the admitted position that the petitioner has paid the amount of penalty levied by the adjudicating authority and the vehicle was also released thereafter - consequential demand of tax and penalty are all set aside and quashed - HC....