Tax Dept. Can’t Compel Transporter To Leave Security Deposit With Dept. Under GST Regime: HC Imposes Rs. 20K Cost On Superintendent

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Tax Dept. Can’t Compel Transporter To Leave Security Deposit With Dept. Under GST Regime: HC Imposes Rs. 20K Cost On Superintendent

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28/11/2025

By Mariya Paliwala

Tax Dept. Can’t Compel Transporter To Leave Security Deposit With Dept. Under GST Regime: HC Imposes Rs. 20K Cost On Superintendent

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The Tripura High Court while imposing the cost of Rs. 20,000 on the Superintendent of Taxes quashed penalty proceedings initiated after nearly a decade under the repealed Tripura Value Added Tax Act, 2004 (TVAT Act) against a transporter and ordered the government to refund ₹12 lakh deposited as security in 2013, along with 7% annual…

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Mariya Paliwala https://www.jurishour.in/

Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 7+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur (Raj.) with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. She started her career as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies.

Tax Dept. Can’t Compel Transporter To Leave Security Deposit With Dept. Under GST Regime: HC Imposes Rs. 20K Cost On Superintendent

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