2009 (5) TMI 820

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....y Kumari Chander, JCDR, for the Respondent. ORDER In terms of the impugned order, the appellants are required to pre-deposit the following amounts : (1) Service tax of Rs. 3,98,098/- (2) Equal penalty, u/s 78 (3) Penalty of Rs. 200/- per day or @ 2% of tax whichever is higher (4) Interest u/s 75. 2. We heard both sides. 3. The present appellant is the successor and legal he....

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....r decisions which are listed below : (1) CCE v. Rai Associates - 2008 (10) S.T.R. 194 (Tri.-Bang) (2) CCE v. Jayaram & Ashwajith - 2008 (10) S.T.R. 311 (Tri.-Bang) (3) CCE v. Umakanth & Co. - 2008 (9) S.T.R. 527 (Tri.-Bang) (4) Sri Margham Pullaiah v. CCE - 2008 (10) S.T.R. 173 (Tri.-Bang) (5) Federal Bank Ltd. v. CCE - 2008 (10) S.T.R. 320 (Tri.-Bang). In the present case, proce....

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.... to VI of 65(19). Learned advocate further pleaded financial hardship of the appellant and stated that the present appellant does not have any job. He is only collecting the amounts due to his late father from various clients. Severe financial hardship is pleaded. 4. Learned JCDR stated that the said activity would definitely can be considered as covered under Sl. No. VI "provision of services ....