Admitted, quantified service tax dues before 30.06.2019 cut-off: SVLDRS Form-1 rejection over late return set aside

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....Where service tax liability was admitted and quantified during investigation prior to the SVLDRS cut-off date of 30.06.2019, the authority could not reject the declarant's SVLDRS Form-1 on the ground that the return was filed belatedly or due to a discrepancy between the quantified amount and the figure stated in Form-1. Quantification before the cut-off satisfied the scheme's eligibility requirement, and denial on that basis was erroneous. The rejection endorsement was quashed, and the authority was directed to issue SVLDRS Form-II, enabling further processing under the scheme; the petition was allowed - HC....