Imposition of penalty not sustainable as duty demand settled under SVLDR Scheme

V.K. Aggarwal Vs Commissioner of Central Tax (CESTAT Delhi) CESTAT Delhi held that when the demand of duty has been settled under SVLDR Scheme, the imposition of penalty would fail on simple ground that if the appellants had applied under the said scheme, they would have paid ‘nil’ duty. Facts- On the basis of an information received from Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI) that Shri Amit Gupta, Director of M/s. Progressive Alloys India Pvt. Ltd. along with associated registered dealer units viz. M/s. Forward Minerals, M/s. Unnati Alloys Pvt. Ltd., M/s. Metal Alloys ...