https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=362430 The Tribunal upheld the imposition of penalties under Section 78 of the Finance Act, 1994, on a contractor for non-payment of service tax and lack of cooperation in quantifying tax liability. Despite partial payment post-Order-in-Original, the appellant's failure to demonstrate a bonafide belief in non-liability for service tax and lack of evidence supporting their claims led to the dismissal of the appeal. The Tribunal emphasized that the appellant's actions did not align with a genuine bonafide belief, supporting the decision to confirm the penalties. en-us Mon, 18 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 26 Jun 2018 08:40:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=362430 The Tribunal upheld the imposition of penalties under Section 78 of the Finance Act, 1994, on a contractor for non-payment of service tax and lack of cooperation in quantifying tax liability. Despite partial payment post-Order-in-Original, the appellant's failure to demonstrate a bonafide belief in non-liability for service tax and lack of evidence supporting their claims led to the dismissal of the appeal. The Tribunal emphasized that the appellant's actions did not align with a genuine bonafide belief, supporting the decision to confirm the penalties. Case-Laws Service Tax Mon, 18 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=362430