Service Tax Non-payment due to illness of Mother of Partner: CESTAT drops Penalty

M/s. ARCHI-TECHNICS Vs. Commissioner of Central Excise and Service Tax (CESTAT Bangalore) I find that there was delay in payment of service tax which was on account of the reasonable cause as the mother of one of the partner was suffering from heart problem. Further, I find that this Tribunal in the case of Raj Kumar vs. CCE cited supra has accepted the fact that if the service tax is not paid in time due to the illness of the father of the assessee, which is a reasonable cause and by invoking Section 80 of the Finance Act, penalty imposed was set aside. Similarly, other decisions relied upon ...