TMI Blog2016 (12) TMI 791X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... deposit 2.5% and not 10% as prescribed under the said provision, in view of the settled principle of statutory interpretation. The Hon'ble Bombay High Court in the case of Greatship (India) Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Commissioner of Service Tax, Mumbai-I [2015 (4) TMI 1006 - BOMBAY HIGH COURT] on the principle of interpretation of Taxing statutes held that a taxing statute is required to be strictly construed. Common sense approach, equity, logic, ethics and morality have no role to play while interpreting the taxing statute. It is equally settled that nothing is to be read in, nothing is to be implied and one is required to look fairly at the language used and nothing more and nothing less. Appeal dismissed - decided against assessee. - Appeal No. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... imposed before filing appeal. The Tribunal or the Commissioner (Appeals), as the case may be, shall not entertain any appeal (i) under sub-section (1) of section 35, unless the appellant has deposited seven and a half per cent. of the duty, in case where duty or duty and penalty are in dispute, or penalty, where such penalty is in dispute, in pursuance of a decision or an order passed by an officer of Central Excise lower in rank than the Principal Commissioner of Central Excise or Commissioner of Central Excise; (ii) against the decision or order referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 35B, unless the appellant has deposited seven and a half per cent. of the duty, in case where duty or duty and penalty are in dis ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ssioner of Service Tax, Mumbai-I 2015 (39) STR 754(Bom.) on the principle of interpretation of Taxing statutes observed as: 34. It would thus appear that it is settled position of law that in taxing statute, the Courts have to adhere to literal interpretation. At first instance, the Court is required to examine the language of the statute and make an attempt to derive its natural meaning. The Court interpreting the statute should not proceed to add the words which are not found in the statute. It is equally settled that if the person sought to be taxed comes within the letter of the law he must be taxed, however, great the hardship may appear to the judicial mind to be. On the other hand, if the Crown seeking to recover the tax, cannot ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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