Gauhati HC Refuses Higher Bank Guarantee as Interim GST Relief Was Meant to Secure Tax Amount Only

Additional Director General of the Directorate General of GST Intelligence DGGI Vs Sarvadeva Vanijya Pvt Ltd And Ors (Gauhati High Court) The Gauhati High Court dismissed an application filed by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) seeking modification of an interim order relating to release of a consignment of areca nuts and transport vehicles. Earlier, by order dated 22.01.2026 passed in the connected writ petition, the Court had directed release of the areca nuts and vehicles upon furnishing of an adequate bank guarantee equivalent to the alleged short-paid tax amount of Rs.4,...