https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=326084 The Appellate Tribunal CESTAT Mumbai set aside the penalties imposed on the appellant under Section 78 of the Finance Act, 1994 for non-discharge of Service Tax liability. The Tribunal found that the appellant had made efforts to pay the Service Tax through a consultant who later turned out to be fraudulent. Citing a previous case involving the same consultant where penalties were overturned, the Tribunal revoked the penalties on the appellant, acknowledging their genuine attempts to fulfill the tax liability. The appeal was allowed, and the penalties were removed. en-us Fri, 12 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 21 Oct 2016 12:41:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=326084 The Appellate Tribunal CESTAT Mumbai set aside the penalties imposed on the appellant under Section 78 of the Finance Act, 1994 for non-discharge of Service Tax liability. The Tribunal found that the appellant had made efforts to pay the Service Tax through a consultant who later turned out to be fraudulent. Citing a previous case involving the same consultant where penalties were overturned, the Tribunal revoked the penalties on the appellant, acknowledging their genuine attempts to fulfill the tax liability. The appeal was allowed, and the penalties were removed. Case-Laws Service Tax Fri, 12 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=326084