https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=148476 In a waiver application concerning service tax penalties, the Tribunal held that the plea of ignorance of law was not prima facie acceptable where non-payment had been detected during investigation and tax with interest was deposited only belatedly. Partial interim relief was nevertheless granted on the facts: the applicants were directed to deposit Rs. 1 lakh within six weeks, and upon compliance the balance pre-deposit of penalty under Sections 78 and 77 of the Finance Act, 1994 was waived and recovery stayed until disposal of the appeal. en-us Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:19:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=148476 In a waiver application concerning service tax penalties, the Tribunal held that the plea of ignorance of law was not prima facie acceptable where non-payment had been detected during investigation and tax with interest was deposited only belatedly. Partial interim relief was nevertheless granted on the facts: the applicants were directed to deposit Rs. 1 lakh within six weeks, and upon compliance the balance pre-deposit of penalty under Sections 78 and 77 of the Finance Act, 1994 was waived and recovery stayed until disposal of the appeal. Case-Laws Service Tax Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=148476