Failure to Respond to initial Service Tax SCN not Intention to Suppress Facts: Karnataka HC [Read Order]

Issuance of Multiple Show-Cause Notices to Assessee does not indicate Malicious Intent of the Assessee to Evade Payment of Service Tax, held the Karnataka High Court
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The Karnataka High Court recently held that omission to reply to the first Show-Cause Notice (SCN) issued to an Assessee by the Revenue Department does not constitute malintent to suppress facts in a means to evade payment of Service Tax. The High Court provided the above explanation while adjudging a Central Excise Appeal filed by…

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