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Revenue Department is not empowered to seize Cash under GST

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....evenue Department is not empowered to seize Cash under GST<br>By: - Bimal jain<br>Goods and Services Tax - GST<br>Dated:- 3-4-2024<br><br>The Hon'ble Delhi High Court in the case of JAGDISH BANSAL, PROPRIETOR, M/S. SHIVAM IRON STORE VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ANR. - 2024 (2) TMI 1367 - DELHI HIGH COURT allowed the writ petition and directed the Revenue Department to remit the cash seized along with i....

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....nterest thereby holding that, the Revenue Department is not empowered to seize cash under applicable laws of GST. Facts: Search and Seizure proceedings were carried out at the premises of Jagdish Bansal ("the Petitioner") and cash was seized from the premises of the Petitioner by the Revenue Department ("the Respondent"). Aggrieved by the action of the Respondent, the Petitioner filed a writ pe....

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....tition before the Hon'ble High Court wherein the Petitioner sought a declaration that the seizure of cash from the premises of the Petitioner is unlawful. Issue: Whether Revenue Department is empowered to seize Cash under GST? Held: The Hon'ble Delhi High Court in the case of JAGDISH BANSAL, PROPRIETOR, M/S. SHIVAM IRON STORE VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ANR. - 2024 (2) TMI 1367 - DELHI HIGH COURT ....

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....held as under: * Relying upon the judgement of Hon'ble Delhi High Court in the case of M/S K.M. FOOD INFRASTRUCTURE PVT LTD THROUGH ITS DIRECTOR MUKESH KAPOOR AND MUKESH KAPOOR AND OTHERS VERSUS THE DIRECTOR GENERAL DGGI HEADQUARTERS, NEW DELHI & ANR. - 2024 (2) TMI 762 - DELHI HIGH COURT, while interpreting the provision of Section 67 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 ("the CGST A....

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....ct"), noted that, cash would not fall within the purview of definition of goods and would fall within the purview of money as defined under Section 2(75) of the CGST Act. * Further Noted that, cash would not be considered as goods and therefore, cannot be seized. * Opined that, there is no justification in retention of cash by the Respondent. * Held that, the Impugned Order is liable to be s....

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....et aside. * Directed that, the Respondent is required to remit the cash seized along with interest. (Author can be reached at [email protected])<br> Scholarly articles for knowledge sharing by authors, experts, professionals ....