2011 (11) TMI 518

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....jan Satapathy: Heard both sides. 2. Ms. Nisha Binesh, Ld Adv., appearing for the appellants states that the appellants are not disputing the tax liability and interest liability but they are challenging the penalty imposed on the appellants under Section 78 of the Finance Act, 1994, as there was no suppression and there was no intent to evade the tax, She states that the service was made tax....

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....firm clearly states that they collected the service tax for the period from August,2006 onwards but did not remit the same to the department. The appellants also took no action to take the registration or seek any clarification from the department till the department found out about non-payment of tax and wrote to the appellants. According to the Ld. DR, all these go to show that the appellants co....