Technical e-way bill discrepancies cannot support GST penalties where transactions are reported, tax paid, and evasion intent is absent.

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....Technical discrepancies between e-way bill dispatch locations and transporter goods receipts do not justify GST penalty where consignments carry valid e-invoices and e-way bills, transactions are recorded in statutory returns, and applicable tax has been paid. In the absence of substantive irregularity or intent to evade tax, the procedural mismatch was insufficient for penalty under section 129. The penalty orders were quashed, with consequential refund in accordance with law.....