2013 (12) TMI 1217

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....osed under Section 78 of the Finance Act, 1994. In addition, penalty stands imposed under Section 76 and Section 77 of the Finance Act. 2. After hearing both sides, we find that the appellants deals with various cosmetics, home care, and health care products etc. They are registered with jurisdictional Service Tax authorities for payment of various services being rendered by them. The demand in the present appeal stands confirmed on the ground that the appellant has provided franchise services to various distributors appointed by them under distribution agreement. 3. It is seen that the appellants were issued a show cause notice on 12-3-2009 alleging that for appointing dealers to sell their products, they have earned income....

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.... for sale of various products to the customers. 5. The appellants also contested on merits by submitting that the DGCEI conducted a search of their premises in the 2005 and investigated the matter. Thereafter, the proceedings were dropped against them. As such, it cannot be held that they suppressed any information from the department so as to invoke the longer period of limitation. 6. The adjudicating authority did not find favour with the appellants contention on merits as also on limitation and confirmed the demand and imposed penalty. 7. After hearing both sides, we find that the distributors are appointed by the Company for buying the goods from them and selling the same to the home consumers or to sell the same....