GST Council Moves to Curb Random Highway Checks
News: At its 57th meeting, the GST Council moved toward a more targeted framework for inspecting goods in transit, aimed at cutting unnecessary stops of vehicles and consignments on highways.
Under the proposed approach, vehicles would be stopped only based on specific intelligence and with prior authorisation from an officer not below the rank of Joint Commissioner, rather than through routine or random checks.
Interstate consignments would mainly be checked at their origin and destination rather than repeatedly during transit. Section 129 of the CGST Act, which allows detention of goods and vehicles with penalties of up to 200% of the tax payable, remains unchanged, though transporters have asked for a review of these penalty levels separately.
The All India Transporters Welfare Association welcomed the move, saying fewer routine checks should mean fewer unnecessary delays, lower fuel and time costs, and reduced harassment risk for drivers. Whether these benefits materialise will depend on implementation, since the framework still allows checks based on intelligence at the discretion of field officers.
Source: Logistics Insider
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