2014 (3) TMI 118

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....l against the impugned order wherein the ld. Commissioner (Appeals) has dropped the penalties under various provisions of the Finance Act, 1994, but he confirmed the penalty of Rs. 25000/- on the respondent. 2. The brief facts of the case are that the respondent is a franchise of Airtel and providing mobile services. During the course of investigation, it was found that the respondent is not re....

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.... appeal. 3. Heard both sides. 4. Considering the fact that ld. Commissioner (Appeals) has relied on various judicial pronouncements of the Tribunal, where the benefit of Section 80 was given to the assessee for their act which shows that assessee was not having a malafide intention to evade payment of service tax. In this case also, the respondent have said that they were not having knowledg....