Tax Management India. Com
Law and Practice  :  Digital eBook
Research is most exciting & rewarding
  TMI - Tax Management India. Com
Follow us:
  Facebook   Twitter   Linkedin   Telegram

TMI Blog

Home

2013 (11) TMI 1412

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... plicant filed this application for waiver of total amount of Service Tax of Rs.71,00,000/- interest and penalties. A demand of Rs.9,51,400/- is confirmed on the ground that applicant had availed excess credit in respect of the input services which are used in the processing of the goods, which were cleared on payment of appropriate service and part of the goods are cleared at nil rate of Service T .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... suppression with an intent to evade payment of duty is not sustainable. The applicants are filing statutory returns showing the clearance of processed goods by claiming benefit of Notification No. 8/2005- S.T. Therefore, there is no suppression with intent to evade payment of duty on part of the applicants. The applicants relied upon the decision of Hon'ble Bombay High Court in the case of Tata M .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... mpted goods as per the provisions of Rule 6 of the Cenvat Credit Rules. Hence, the demand is rightly made. 7. In respect of time barred, the contention of Revenue is that applicants wrongly availed the benefit of notification. Hence, the extended period is invokable. 8. We find that the applicants are not disputing the fact that part of the processed goods are cleared at nil rate of Service Tax .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... the applicants are clearing part of their processed goods on payment of appropriate service tax. In view of this, prima facie the applicant has not made out a case for waiver of service tax. The ratio of the above decision is not applicable to the facts of the present case. During the arguments the applicants submitted that the demand for the normal period comes to approximately Rs. 12 lakhs. 9. .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

 

 

 

 

Quick Updates:Latest Updates