2018 (10) TMI 761

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.... Shri M. Suresh, Deputy Commissioner (AR), for respondent ORDER Per: Dr. D.M. Misra This is an appeal filed against order-in-original No. 18/ST/2013/C dated 22.8.2013 passed by Commissioner of Central Excise, Nagpur. 2. Briefly stated the facts of the case are that the appellants are engaged in providing various taxable services under the category of (i) construction service in respec....

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....re imposed under Sections 76, 77 and 78 of the Finance Act, 1994. Hence the present appeal. 3. At the outset, learned Advocate, Shri P.V. Sadavarte for the appellant, submits that the appellant does not dispute the liability of service tax since it was short paid during the relevant period. However, the reason for such short payment is attributable for non-payment of their dues by M/s. National....

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....the part of the appellant in discharging service tax. It is his contention that the appellant has received the full amount of service tax from the service recipient. Therefore, failure to discharge the said amount would invite penalty and rightly imposed by the adjudicating authority. 5. We have carefully gone through the records and submissions advanced by both sides. 6. The short issue inv....