2025 (1) TMI 313

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....s. 15662 and 15663 of 2022 - -<br>Service Tax<br>Honourable Mr. Justice C. Saravanan For the Petitioner : Mr.A.N.R.Jayaprathap For the Respondents : Mr.A.P.Srinivas Senior Standing Counsel ORDER Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Senior Standing Counsel for the respondents. 2. In this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the impugned Order-in-Origin....

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....nterest should not be recovered under Section 75 of the Finance Act, 1994; (iv) Penalties should not be imposed on them under Section 77(1)(a) and 77(2) of the Finance Act, 1994 inasmuch as they failed to take Registration and file ST-3 returns for the above said period; (v) penalties should not be imposed on them under Section 78(1) of the Finance Act, 1994 as they had deliberat....

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.... June&#39;17) under Section 73(2) of the Finance Act, 1994 read with Section 174 of the CGST Act, 2017. (iii) I demand appropriate interest under Section 75 of the Finance Act, 1994 read with Section 174 of the CGST Act, 2017 on the above amount of service tax. (iv) I impose a penalty of Rs. 48,12,299/- under Section 78(1) of the Finance Act, 1994 read with Section 174 of the CGS....

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....is also paid within such period. The assessee can avail the facility of this reduced penalty under the above said Section subject to the conditions of the said Section." 4. The personal hearing was fixed on 30.11.2021 and thereafter on 22.12.2021 and 29.12.2021 which were communicated to the petitioner vide communication dated 14.12.2021 and 27.12.2021. 5. The petitioner appears to have clai....