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2013 (3) TMI 278

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..... itioner is Ext.P1, the Forest pass to contend that what was transported from Virajpet was 20 Tones and that therefore, there was no change in the quantity transported. However, neither in Ext.P2 nor in Ext.P1, is there any mention that the consignment was accompanied by Ext.P1 forest pass. That apart, goods have reached Feroke without declaring the same at two check posts enroute. Admittedly, .....

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..... they procured a quantity of 20 tones of Ball tamarind from Virajpet. Case of the petitioner is that a consignment of Ball tamarind was transported by them from Virajpet to Kottayam, in a Truck bearing registration No.KL-58-382. Ext.P1 is the forest pass issued by the Karnataka Forest Department. It is stated that on entry of the Truck with the goods into the State, the vehicle was detained at the .....

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..... prohibited in view of Section 47 (7) of the KVAT Act. 5. On the other hand, learned Government Pleader referred me to Ext.P7 and contended that there was an increase in the quantity when consignment was again detained by Ext.P3. It is also stated that the goods reached Feroke without the petitioner declaring the goods at the two check posts, New Mahe and Kunhipally, and that even in Ext.P7, the .....

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..... ave reached Feroke without declaring the same at two check posts enroute. Admittedly, the value estimated was at Rs.1,37,500/- and Rs.11,100/- was levied as penalty. The value now estimated is Rs.18 Lakhs. This substantial variation in the value and also the suspicious circumstances that were pointed out, create credibility of the case of the respondents and therefore, I am of the view that this m .....

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