Rajasthan HC Orders Release of Perishable Goods on Security in Section 130 GST Case

Venkateshwara Traders Vs Union of India (Rajasthan High Court) The Rajasthan High Court disposed of a batch of writ petitions by a common order, taking facts from B. Civil Writ Petition No. 12413/2025. The petitioner, a proprietorship concern based in Karnataka, is engaged in trading arecanut and makes taxable supplies in the State of Karnataka. The dispute arose from an order dated 08.07.2025 passed under Section 130 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (CGST Act), whereby penalty and fine aggregating to Rs. 53,33,125/- were imposed. The petitioner had received a purchase order fro...