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“In Pandemic Times, Courts to Adopt Approach Which Will Kick-Start the Economy”: Madras HC

Lawstreet Journal 15 Oct 2020 1:29am

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In wake of this lockdown, many businesses were shut down. Rising International Company (legal name, Kailashkumar), Madurai, (Petitioner) is a dealer registered under the Goods and Services Tax Act. The business was shut down in April. After the Unlocking phase was started, he reopened his business.

The Superintendent (HPU), CGST, and Central Excise, Madurai inspected and conducted a search of the petitioner's place of business. After completion of the search operation, mahazar was also drawn. All the goods set out in the mahazar together with a number of documents were seized. The inspecting official on scrutiny of the books, registers, and goods found during the inspection, opined that he has reasons to believe that the goods are liable to confiscation. Hence, the order of prohibition was issued directing the dealer not to remove or part with or otherwise deal with the seized goods.

Challenging this order, the petitioner filed a writ petition through his counsel, in which he contended that “there was absolutely no reason to believe that the petitioner had indulged in suppression or otherwise contravened any of the provisions of the Act. The respondents had conducted the search without any reasonable basis. It was a fishing enquiry. According to the petitioner, mere non-maintenance of the stock register in the place of business cannot be a ground to order the seizure of the goods. He submitted that the petitioner has been prompt in remitting the customs duty. The petitioner has not at all come under adverse notice.”

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