Excise Dept challans MG Supermarket

Chandigarh, January 23
The UT excise and taxation department issued a challan to MG Supermarket at Sector 9 for violating the Punjab Liquor Licences Rules (applicable in the UT) here today. The action was taken following a joint raid by officials of excise and taxation department and UT health department on three outlets of Nik Bakers at Sector 9, Sector 35 and its manufacturing unit at the Industrial Area today.

While the officials of the health department have collected samples from the manufacturing unit and MG Supermarket, the officials of excise and taxation department have confiscated laptops, documents and account books of the units to check sale and VAT details from all outlets of the unit.

“We have issued challan to MG Supermarket, as they could not produce stock registers, which are mandatory to maintain as per the Excise Act. Further, we would verify details of accounts and stocks of all outlets with the regular account books to check tax details,” said Naresh Dubey, Assistant Commissioner of UT excise and taxation department.

When asked whether or not the raid was conducted following some complaint, Dubey maintained that it was a routine checking.