https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=34573 The tribunal upheld penalties imposed on a courier agency under sections 76 and 77 of the Finance Act, 1994. The agency failed to file service tax returns and pay tax for a specific period. Despite regular tax payments and filing returns before the show-cause notice, the penalties were affirmed due to the lack of acceptable reasons for non-compliance and failure to seek relief under section 80. The tribunal found no grounds to interfere with the Commissioner's decision, leading to the dismissal of the appeal. en-us Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:49:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=34573 The tribunal upheld penalties imposed on a courier agency under sections 76 and 77 of the Finance Act, 1994. The agency failed to file service tax returns and pay tax for a specific period. Despite regular tax payments and filing returns before the show-cause notice, the penalties were affirmed due to the lack of acceptable reasons for non-compliance and failure to seek relief under section 80. The tribunal found no grounds to interfere with the Commissioner's decision, leading to the dismissal of the appeal. Case-Laws Service Tax Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=34573