State Taxes Department imposes penalty amounting to Rs 2.25 lacs on a single vehicle

Rajouri October 22:– The State Taxes Officer, Enforcement wing Rajouri-Poonch range under the instructions of Commissioner, State taxes, Mr. P.K. Bhat(KAS) and under the supervision of Additional Commissioner, State Taxes (Administration and Enforcement), Mrs. Rifat Kohli(KAS), and under close supervision of DC enforcement, Samba, Mr. Sanjay Gupta(KAS) intercepted various vehicles carrying goods at Narian, Rajouri for physical verification, scrutiny of tax invoices and electronic way (e-way) bills.

State taxes officer (STO), Enforcement wing Rajouri-Poonch range, Ashiq Rafiq Malik intercepted a vehicle bearing number JK02AD 9584 carrying TMT bars without e-way bill. The vehicle was detained and tax and penalty to the tune of Rs 2,25,180 was imposed on a single vehicle.

The State Taxes Department shall continue inspection of conveyances carrying goods towards Rajouri-Poonch without proper tax invoices, e-way bills etc. with the intention to evade tax shall be penalized under section 129 of CGST Act, so as to ensure that the genuine traders who fulfill/ comply with all the GST rules are not hit by such malpractices” informed Ashiq Rafiq, the STO.

The total penalties imposed in the month of September, 2020 were amounting to Rs 3,69,100. Moreover, the e-way bills of the vehicles were also verified.

The inspection team included State taxes Officer, Rajouri-poonch range Ashiq Rafiq Malik(KAS),
inspector, Vikas Sharma and other officials of the department.