Interest paid during investigation will be treated as payment under SVLDR Scheme

Vamsee overseas Marine Private Limited Vs Commissioner of Service Tax (Madras High Court) In the present case, the petitioner has, admittedly, remitted amounts of Rs.66.05 and Rs.16.58 lakhs as deposits even prior to the issuance of show cause notice. However, the petitioner has specifically demarcated the amount of Rs.66.05 lakhs as towards tax and Rs.16.58 lakhs as towards interest. Thus the respondent, while accepting the eligibility of the petitioner to the benefit of the Scheme, has proceeded to ignore the amount of Rs.16.58 lakhs, since the amount has been credited under the accounting h...