Rule 138(5) not applies to goods transported from one state to another state

UP And UP Elevators Vs State of Kerala (Kerala High Court) Undisputedly, goods which were sought to be transported from Bangalore to Cherthala came to be intercepted by the GST authorities on 15.01.2021 and at that time, the authorities found that e-way bill had expired on 14.01.2020. Therefore, goods were detained and detention order came to be issued. Perusal of the order at Ext.P7 detaining the goods makes it clear that the goods were detained while in transit because, validity of the e-way bill had expired and it was not re-validated within the prescribed time. As a consequence, notice und...