https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=267720 The Tribunal upheld the service tax demand, interest, and part penalty already paid by the appellant but waived penalties under Sections 76 and 78. The appellant successfully invoked Section 80 of the Finance Act, 1994, demonstrating reasonable cause for non-compliance with service tax obligations. Partner's statement and absence of explicit service tax terms in the contract with the government undertaking supported the appellant's claim of bonafide belief in non-liability, leading to the waiver of penalties. en-us Thu, 18 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 21:42:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=267720 The Tribunal upheld the service tax demand, interest, and part penalty already paid by the appellant but waived penalties under Sections 76 and 78. The appellant successfully invoked Section 80 of the Finance Act, 1994, demonstrating reasonable cause for non-compliance with service tax obligations. Partner's statement and absence of explicit service tax terms in the contract with the government undertaking supported the appellant's claim of bonafide belief in non-liability, leading to the waiver of penalties. Case-Laws Service Tax Thu, 18 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=267720