Penalty under excise rule 26 can be imposed only on natural individual person

Apple Sponge and Power Ltd. Vs Commissioner of Service Tax, Audit (CESTAT Mumbai) This appeal is filed against order-in-original passed by the Commissioner whereby the learned Commissioner imposed a penalty of Rs.4,80,000/-under Rule 26 of the Central Excise Rules on the appellant. The penalty was imposed on the ground that the appellant has received invoices from M/s. Ambe Vaishno Steels Pvt. Ltd. However, they have not received the inputs covered under the invoice. Accordingly, the penalty under Rule 26 was imposed. 2. Shri J.N. Tiwari, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant, s...