HC reduces penalty for minor lapses in E-way bill to Rs. 5000 from Rs. 18.96 Lakh

Tvl. R K Motors Vs State Tax Officer (Madras High Court) It is also not in dispute that the bill is addressed only to the writ petitioner’s principal office at Sivakasi; delivery alone is to be made at Virudhunagar. I am of the view that even if by mistake, a wrong instruction had been given to the driver of the vehicle to head towards Sivakasi. Still it would not really matter. The only question that the respondent ought to have posed is whether there is any attempt at evasion. It is not as if the goods had already been offloaded. The vehicle was intercep...