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1. Penalty imposed under Section 78 of the Finance Act, 1994 2. Application seeking rectification of apparent mistake in final order 3. Benefit of first proviso to Section 78 not given to the assessee 4. Claiming benefit of first proviso to Section 78 5. Dismissal of the assessee's application 6. Revenue's application regarding penalty-related issue 7. Majority decision on penalty-related issue Analysis: 1. The judgment dealt with the penalty imposed on the assessee under Section 78 of the Finance Act, 1994. The regular Bench reduced the penalty to Rs. 50 lakhs from Rs. 10 crores imposed by the Commissioner. The Member (Technical) dissented, but the Third Member agreed with the reduction. The final order upheld the Rs. 10 crores penalty and remanded the case for recalculating Service tax. The assessee filed a Modification Application seeking the benefit of the first proviso to Section 78, claiming the penalty could not exceed 25% of the Service tax amount if paid within 30 days. 2. The assessee's Modification Application was dismissed as they never claimed the benefit of the first proviso to Section 78 before, nor pleaded essential facts necessary for such a claim. The Tribunal noted crucial facts were not part of the record during the final order. The assessee's argument citing certain decisions was rejected, as the High Court's judgment was not available during the appeal. The application was dismissed based on lack of evidence and failure to rectify any apparent mistake. 3. The Revenue's application also addressed the penalty issue, arguing against the Tribunal's decision while remanding the case. The application sought to modify the final order based on Section 78 of the Act. However, the Tribunal upheld the majority decision on the penalty issue, emphasizing that no mistake was pointed out regarding the applicability of Section 80. The Revenue's application lacked clarity on any mistake and was dismissed for lacking merit. This detailed analysis covers the issues of penalty imposition, rectification applications, the first proviso to Section 78, and the Tribunal's decisions on the penalty-related matters, providing a comprehensive understanding of the judgment.
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