https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=105102 Rule 26(2) personal penalty for invoices issued without delivery of goods requires proof that the individual issued, or abetted the issue of, such invoices. Penalty against a director was unsustainable where the company received no show-cause notice, the director was not an authorised signatory, and no finding established issuance, connivance, or abetment. Purchasers' reversal of credit did not independently establish liability. Truck-owner statements could not be relied upon without compliance with the mandatory procedure for admitting statements under section 9D. The penalty was set aside with consequential relief. en-us Sat, 17 Oct 2026 05:20:35 +0530 Sat, 17 Oct 2026 05:20:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=105102 Rule 26(2) personal penalty for invoices issued without delivery of goods requires proof that the individual issued, or abetted the issue of, such invoices. Penalty against a director was unsustainable where the company received no show-cause notice, the director was not an authorised signatory, and no finding established issuance, connivance, or abetment. Purchasers' reversal of credit did not independently establish liability. Truck-owner statements could not be relied upon without compliance with the mandatory procedure for admitting statements under section 9D. The penalty was set aside with consequential relief. Highlights Central Excise Sat, 17 Oct 2026 05:20:35 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=105102