2014 (1) TMI 568

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..... K Agarwal, Additional Commissioner (AR) PER : S S Kang Heard both sides. 2. Appellant filed these appeals against the impugned order whereby the demand along with interest are confirmed and penalties were imposed on the ground that appellants had undertaken the activity of Over Burden Removal, Site Formation and clearance, Excavation and Earth Moving and Demolition Services." 3. The contention .....

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..... idows. The appellant are bona fide belief that the Government with an intent to rehabilitate ex-servicemen allotted to form a private limited company and to work in an area specified by the Government. Therefore, the appellants are not liable for any service tax. 5. Appellant also submitted that appellant had already paid the tax along with interest and relied upon the provisions of Section 80 of .....

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..... 8, no penalty shall be imposable on the assessee for any failure referred to in said provisions if the assessee proves that there was reasonable cause for the said failure. 8. In the present case, we find that the limited company is found by Ex-servicemen, disabled Ex-servicemen and war widows and allowed to work into area specified by the government. During the period in dispute the appellant we .....

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