TMI Blog2021 (1) TMI 416X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... istence between the period w.e.f. 01.07.2017 to 31.08.2018 when the Respondent had violated the provisions of Section 171 (1), the penalty prescribed under Section 171 (3A) cannot be imposed on the Respondent retrospectively. Accordingly, the notice dated 18.12.2020 issued to the Respondent for imposition of penalty under Section 171 (3A) is hereby withdrawn and the present penalty proceedings launched against him are accordingly dropped. Application disposed off. - Case No. 96/2020 - - - Dated:- 11-12-2020 - DR. B. N. SHARMA, CHAIRMAN, SH. J. C. CHAUHAN, TECHNICAL MEMBER, SH. AMAND SHAH, TECHNICAL MEMBER Present:- 1. None for the Applicants. 2. None for the Respondent. ORDER 1. The brief facts of the presen ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ons of Section 171 (2) of the above Act read with Rule 133 (1) of the CGST Rules, 2017 pertaining to the period from 01.07.2017 to 31.08.2018 and also held the Respondent in violation of the provisions of Section 171 (1). 3. It was also held that the Respondent had denied the benefit of ITC by not reducing prices of the flats commensurately and had also compelled the buyers to pay more price and GST on the additional amount realised by them between the period from 01.07.2017 to 31.08.2018 and therefore, he had apparently committed an offence under Section 171 (3A) of the CGST Act, 2017 and hence, he was liable for imposition of penalty under the provisions of the above Section. 4. The Respondent was issued notice dated 18.12.2019 aski ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... olated the provisions of Section 171 (1) of the CGST Act, 2017. 7. It is also revealed from the perusal of the CGST Act and the Rules framed under it that the Central Government vide Notification No. 01/2020- Central Tax dated 01.01.2020 has implemented the provisions of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2019 from 01.01.2020 vide which sub-section 171 (3A) has been added in Section 171 of the CGST Act, 2017 under which penalty can be imposed in the case of violation of Section 171 (1) of the CGST Act, 2017. 8. Since no penalty provisions were in existence between the period w.e.f. 01.07.2017 to 31.08.2018 when the Respondent had violated the provisions of Section 171 (1), the penalty prescribed under Section 171 (3A) cannot be imposed on the R ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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