GAIL India’s Goods Detained by GST dept: Allahabad HC Quashes Detention noting Technical Error not Tax Evasion - Taxscan

The Allahabad High Court has set aside the seizure and penalty order imposed on GAIL (India) Ltd. by the GST ( Goods and Services Tax ) authorities, holding that the detention of machinery being transported between two units of the same government-owned enterprise was based on mere technical errors in the e-way bill rather than any intent to evade tax. The Court ruled that when the movement of goo…