2010 (8) TMI 213

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....or the Appellant. Shri R.S. Sangia, SDR, for the Respondent. [Order]. - Appellant is an authorized service station. On being asked by the department that they are required to pay service tax on the amounts received by them as an incentive from the banks as DSA/DSTs, PDI charges from Bajaj Auto and reimbursement for free services rendered by them to Bajaj Auto, appellants paid the full amo....

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....n the case of Vishal Traders - 2010 (19) S.T.R. 509 (Tri.-Del.) wherein it was held that when the CBE & C issued a circular clarifying the doubts, intention to evade service tax cannot be attributed. He submits that he is not challenging the liability of service tax but in view of the bona fide belief of the appellants, penalties imposed on the appellant under Section 77 and 78 of Finance Act, 199....

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.... tax cannot be held to be liable to suppression of facts and imposition of penalty. I find that this is a fit case for applying the provisions of Section 80 of Finance Act, 1994 and waiver of penalty imposed under Section 78 of Finance Act, 1994. Since penalty under Section 77 is imposed for violation of provisions and it does not require the department to prove suppression of facts or intention t....