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High Court reinstates penalty under Section 11AC, emphasizing no discretion for lower penalty. The High Court allowed the appeal filed by the Revenue, setting aside the Tribunal's order that reduced the penalty under Section 11AC of the Act. The ...
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High Court reinstates penalty under Section 11AC, emphasizing no discretion for lower penalty.
The High Court allowed the appeal filed by the Revenue, setting aside the Tribunal's order that reduced the penalty under Section 11AC of the Act. The Court reinstated the penalty imposed by the adjudicating authority, emphasizing that there was no discretion to impose a lesser penalty than the tax demanded. The decision was based on the finding of the authorities regarding the intention to evade duty, in line with previous Supreme Court judgments. The appeal was allowed with no order as to costs.
Issues: Reduction of penalty under Section 11AC of the Act by the Tribunal.
Analysis: The High Court heard an appeal filed by the Revenue challenging the order of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal. The main question raised was whether the Tribunal was justified in reducing the penalty imposed under Section 11AC of the Act, considering the mandatory language of the said section. The Court noted that the appeal was ordered to be heard along with another case involving a similar legal question. The Court referred to a previous order where a similar matter was remanded to the Tribunal for de-novo disposal in light of Supreme Court judgments. The Court emphasized that the Tribunal had upheld the finding of the authorities that there was an intention to evade payment of duty, justifying the equivalent penalty under Section 11AC. However, the Tribunal had reduced the penalty amount purportedly at its discretion.
The Court further observed that in the present case, there was no need for remand as the authorities had already found the intention to evade duty. Citing the Supreme Court decision in Rajasthan Spinning and Weaving Mills, the Court emphasized that the adjudicating authority has no discretion to impose a lesser penalty than the tax demanded under the proviso to Section 11A of the Act. Therefore, the Court allowed the appeal, set aside the Tribunal's order, and reinstated the penalty imposed by the adjudicating authority and confirmed by the Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals). The Court concluded by allowing the appeal with no order as to costs.
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