Whether penalty can be levied if goods are transported with expired / without e-way bill ?
TRT-2026-1453

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes

Held - Whatever infringement may have been alleged for reason of eway bill not accompanying the goods, it may have resulted in penalty in terms of Section 129(1)(a) of the U.P. Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act'), only. However, the Adjudicating Authority has erroneously computed the penalty in terms of Section 129(1)(b) of the Act. On that issue, reliance has been placed on

TRT-2026-1450

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes

Held - It is not in dispute that the goods in question were moving pursuant to the agreement entered in between the petitioner and National Geo-Spatial Data Centre, Department of Surveyor General of India, Government of India, which tracking devices of the vehicles were to be delivered and to be maintained by the petitioner. It is also not in dispute that the goods were accompanying with genuine tax invoice an.....

TRT-2026-1426

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no

Held - It is not in dispute that at the time of interception of the goods, e-way bill was not produced and the same was produced before passing of the seizure order and the penalty order, but it is admitted that the e-way bill was not generated immediately after the movement of the goods and the same was generated at 1.19 p.m., much after the interception of the goods, which is evident from the MOV 06 and therefore.....

TRT-2026-1417

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no

Held: It is not the case of the petitioner that by mistake or due to some technical glitch, the e-way bill could not be generated. In para no.7 of the writ petition, it has specifically been stated that no e-way bill was generated even after the movement of goods. Only after the seizure and detention of the goods in transit, the requisite documents were produced. 

This Court in the case of M/s Aysha Builders and Suppliers (supra) .....

TRT-2026-1408

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes

Held: The e-way bill in the instant case was generated on March 28, 2024 and the goods commenced its movement from the State of Manipur to cover a distance of 1095 kms. The e-way bill expired in the midnight of April 3, 2025 and by applying the third proviso under sub-rule (10) of Rule 138, the appellants could have extended the validity of the e-way bill upto 8.00 a.m. on April 4, 2025. However, it was not done so.....

TRT-2026-1418

Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes

Held: In order to determine as to whether any penalty leviable could have been imposed upon the breach of provision of Rules 138 by the petitioners for not carrying the valid e-way bill along with the zero rated supply of goods, it would be germane to refer the relevant provisions of the GST Act and the Rules

Though the tax is leviable as per the provision of Section 17(1) .....