Court Rules 200% Penalty for Expired E-Way Bill Excessive; Orders Refund Due to No Confiscation in Transit.

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....Storage of goods at unreported location after expiry of e-way bill - The petitioner was certainly at fault in not recording the additional godown at the time of generation of the e-way bill, but at the same time, the petitioner ought not to be penalized with two hundred percent penalty for such trivial offence. As the goods were not confiscated while on the move, imposition of penalty under Section 129 of the Act is erroneous and bad in law. - Amount collected ordered to be refunded - HC....