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TMI Blog2005 (1) TMI 682X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... y paid service tax ₹ 1,49,290/- only thus resulting in short payment of ₹ 1,72,971/-. A show cause notice was issued demanding service tax of ₹ 1,72,971/- short paid during the relevant period along with interest and proposing to impose penalty. The adjudicating authority vide the impugned order confirmed the demand of ₹ 1,72,971/- along with interest, imposed a penalty of ₹ 1,00,000/ under Section 76 and imposed penalty of ₹ 1,72,971/- under Section 78 of the Finance Act, 1994. 3. Aggrieved by the above order, the appellants have preferred this appeal and have contended that: (i) They are engaged in the business of photography and in the course of rendering such services, they also sell certain ma ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d as well as gross and net values (minus deductions) of services rendered. Hence, interest is not payable and penalty is not justified. 5. I have gone through the records of the case, grounds of appeals and submissions made at the time of personal hearing. 6. The issue in dispute is the allowable deductions from taxable value of services rendered by a provider of photographic services. 7. It is clear from Section 67(ii) read with Notification No. 12/2003-ST dated 26-6-2003 and subsequent clarification vide Circular F.No. 233/2/03-CX-4 dated 7-4-2004 that deduction from the gross value of services rendered is very much available for goods and articles sold as such during the course of service for which bills/invoices have b ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... hat Circular F. No. 233/2/2003 quoted above puts a limitations on operation of Notification No. 12/03-ST which allows a substantive relief to the provider of service tax. Operation of notification No. 12/03 has to be given precedence. In holding so I place reliance on the decision of Honorable Supreme Court in the case of Commissioner of Central Excise v. Chamber of Commerce - 1986 (25) E.L.T. 867 (S.C.) and Suksha International and Nuthan Gems and others - 1989 (39) E.L.T. 503 (S.C.) and a number of others decision of Tribunal holding that substantive benefits cannot be denied for procedural lapses and where reasonable/relatable other evidences exist in favour of allowing the substantive relief. I therefore hold that deduction from value s ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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