Full Judgment
3. In the second instance, the tax involved is Rs. 2,305/- where as the penalty imposed is Rs. 6,000/-. There is delay of 8 weeks in filing returns. Penalty of Rs. 6,000/- is reduced to Rs. 800/-.Anchor Shipping Agencies v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Mumbai I (Tribunal). In this case, there was delay of 11 weeks of delay in filing the quarterly ST-3 returns, though the Service Tax was paid and minimum penalty of Rs. 100/- per week was imposable, the penalty was reduced from Rs. 7700/- to Rs. 1100/- for delay of 11 weeks.
(ii) Harital and Co. v. Commissioner of Central Excise, Mumbai-I . In this case, penalty for late filing returns under Section 77 was reduced from Rs. 10,800/- to Rs. 2,000/-.