CESTAT stays Rs. 24,18,925 penalty under Finance Act Section 78, waives pre-deposit, tags appeal for final hearing.

The Appellate Tribunal CESTAT, New Delhi, stayed the imposition of a penalty of Rs. 24,18,925 under Section 78 of the Finance Act by the Commissioner of Central Excise. The Tribunal waived the pre-deposit of the penalty until the appeal is disposed of and tagged the appeal with Service Tax Appeal No. 43 of 2007 for final hearing.

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The Appellate Tribunal CESTAT, New Delhi, in the case citation 2008 (1) TMI 224, stayed the imposition of penalty of Rs. 24,18,925/- under Section 78 of the Finance Act by the Commissioner of Central Excise. The Tribunal waived the pre-deposit of penalty until the appeal is disposed of and tagged the appeal with Service Tax Appeal No. 43 of 2007 for final hearing.

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