Allahabad HC Orders Release of Seized Goods & Vehicle on Payment of GST & Penalty

Bajrang Enterprises Vs Union of India And 3 Others (Allahabad High Court) A consignment of 20,000 kg of mustard seeds belonging to Madhya Pradesh dealer Bajrang Enterprises was detained by GST authorities in Uttar Pradesh on October 24, 2018. The detention, under Section 129(1) of the Central Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017, was followed by a Section 129(3) notice demanding 50% penalty each under CGST and UP GST for the release of goods. The petitioner’s counsel, Sri Aloke Kumar, stated that the applicable GST on the item is 5%, amounting to Rs. 28,000. An E-way bill, initially unavailab...