Provided that every VAT dealer or TOT dealer or any other dealer shall issue a sale bill in the proforma prescribed, irrespective of the amount of sale, when demanded by the buyer.

Seizure and acquisition of goods

1. (1) Where the authority prescribed has reason to believe that any goods of a fair market value exceeding five thousand rupees have been sold or purchased by a dealer, to or from another dealer or person, as the case may be, for a consideration which is less than fair market price of the goods and that consideration for such sale or purchase as agreed to between the parties has not been truly stated in the invoice or delivery challan or any other document relating thereto, with the object of facilitating the reduction or evasion of the tax payable under this Act, the authority prescribed may, subject to the provisions of this section initiate proceedings for seizure and the acquisition of such goods.
2. (2) The powers conferred under sub-section
3. (1) shall be exercised by the authority prescribed in respect of goods sold or purchased which, are in transit or in the possession of the seller or buyer or his agent.
4. (3) In any proceedings under this section in respect of any goods which has been sold or purchased for a consideration which is less than its fair market price, it shall be presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that the consideration for such sale as agreed to between the parties has not been truly stated in the invoice, or sale bill or other documents related thereto with such object as is referred to in sub-section (1).
5. (4) Before initiating such proceedings, the authority prescribed shall record his reasons for doing so and no orders shall be passed under sub-section
6. (1) without giving the VAT dealer or TOT dealer an opportunity of being heard.
7. (5) No such proceedings shall be initiated unless the authority prescribed has reason to believe that the fair market price of the goods exceeds the consideration therefor by more than twenty per cent.
8. (6) Where any goods are acquired under this section the authority prescribed shall pay for such acquisition compensation which shall be a sum equal to the aggregate of the amount of sale price of the goods mentioned in the invoice or delivery challan or any document related thereto and any expenditure incurred on freight or any other incidental expenses incurred by the VAT dealer or TOT dealer in relation to those goods.