E-Way Bill Provisions should take care of Interest of Revenue, says Madras HC [Read Order]

While disposing a PIL filed by K.K Ramesh, the Madras High Court said that, the E-Way Bill provisions must take care of the interest of the Revenue.

The division bench comprising of Justice M. Sathyanarayan and Justice R.Hemalatha was hearing a PIL sought direction to use E-way billing for movement or selling of goods in order to prevent cheating. The Petitioner also sought to generate a common portal for sale, supply or transport of all the goods above Rs 5,000.

While disposing the PIL, the division bench observed that, “We find that the counter-affidavit of the Central Government has answered the prayer Nos.(a) to (d) and in the light of the stand taken by the petitioner”.

The Court also added that, “In the considered opinion of this Court, so far as prayer No.(d) is concerned, the above said provision takes care of interest of the Revenue and as such, no further orders are necessary in this Writ Petition. Therefore, this Writ Petition is closed and the order, dated 12.12.2017 passed in this Writ Petition, as extracted below, shall form part of order”.