https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=211161 The Tribunal upheld the decision of the Appellate Authority to reduce penalties imposed on the assessee from Rs. 1,11,769 to Rs. 10,000. The Tribunal found no legal infirmity in the reduction, as it was established that the non-payment of service tax was not intentional and a sufficient cause was shown for the default. As both fact-finding authorities agreed on this point, the appeal was dismissed, favoring the assessee and confirming the reduction of penalties. en-us Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:51:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=211161 The Tribunal upheld the decision of the Appellate Authority to reduce penalties imposed on the assessee from Rs. 1,11,769 to Rs. 10,000. The Tribunal found no legal infirmity in the reduction, as it was established that the non-payment of service tax was not intentional and a sufficient cause was shown for the default. As both fact-finding authorities agreed on this point, the appeal was dismissed, favoring the assessee and confirming the reduction of penalties. Case-Laws Service Tax Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=211161