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The Hon’ble Karnataka High Court in the case of M/s Mataji Industries held that the confiscation of goods and conveyance, and the consequential demand of tax, penalty, and fine, based on a clerical mismatch in the tax invoice, was unsustainable, and directed refund of the amount paid by the Petitioner.
The Hon’ble Uttarakhand High Court in the case of M/s Gajanand Granite held that the confiscation proceedings initiated and concluded on the same day without affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and merely relying on the statement of the driver of the vehicle are in violation of the mandate prescribed in Section 130 (4) of the CGST Act.
The Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in M/s T.K. Printers held that tax and penalty under Section 129 of the CGST Act cannot be imposed in absence of intent to evade tax, where e-way bill was generated before passing of the detention order and the goods were part of a stock transfer which were clearly not meant for sale.
The Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in the case of Aries Agro Ltd. held that the Department must issue a penalty Order in Form GST MOV-09 even though the Assessee had paid the penalty under protest for release of goods detained in transit.
GSTN is pleased to inform that NIC shall be launching the new E-Way Bill 2.0 portal (https://ewaybill2.gst.gov.in) on 1st July 2025, featuring enhanced inter-operable E-Way Bill functionalities.
Government of Assam, Guwahati issued Instruction no. 20/2025-GST dated 05.06.2025 prescribing Standard Operating Procedure on Road Vigilance.
No, says the Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in M/s Raman Metal Works vs. Addl. Commissioner & Anr.
The Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in M/s. Lalitpur Power Generation Company Ltd. dismissed the writ petition and upheld the penalty imposed under Section 129 of the UPGST Act for want of valid e-way bill. The implementation of the 14th Amendment to tthe UPGST Rules, w.e.f. April 01, 2018, carrying a valid e-way bill during goods transit is mandatory.
Indicating very high year-end business activities, e-way bill (EWB) generation surged 20 per cent high in March to reach 12 crore plus for the first time since its introduction in 2018. Experts express cautious optimism about impact of all-time high e-way bill generation.
The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) said that for the time being 2FA has been made optional so that taxpayers can generate e-waybills without it, but ’shortly’ it will be made mandatory. GSTN hence advised to take this opportunity and register for 2FA to prevent disruption in the taxpayer’s business.
