TMI Blog2020 (9) TMI 159X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e Respondent had violated the provisions of Section 171 (1), the penalty prescribed under Section 171 (3A) also cannot be imposed on the Respondent retrospectively. Accordingly, the notice dated 05.07.2019 issued to the Respondent for imposition of penalty under Section 122 (1) (i) is hereby withdrawn and the present penalty proceedings launched against him are accordingly dropped. - Case No. 58/2020 - - - Dated:- 27-8-2020 - DR. B.N. SHARMA, CHAIRMAN, SH. J.C. CHAUHAN, TECHNICAL MEMBER, SH. AMAND SHAH, TECHNICAL MEMBER Present:- 1. None for the Applicants. 2. None for the Respondent. ORDER 1. The brief facts of the present case are that the Applicant No. 2 (here-in-after referred to as the DGAP) vide his Repor ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... (1) of the CGST Rules. 2017 pertaining to the period from 01.07.2017 to 30.06.2018 and also held the Respondent in violation of the provisions of Section 171 (1). 3. It was also held that the Respondent had denied the benefit of ITC to the buyers by not reducing prices of the flats commensurately and had also compelled them to pay more price and GST on the additional amount realised from them between the period from 01.07.2017 to 30.06.2018 and therefore, he had apparently committed an offence under Section 122 (1) (i) of the CGST Act, 2017 and hence, he was liable for imposition of penalty under the provisions of the above Section. 4. The Respondent was issued notice dated 05.07.2019 asking him to explain why the penalty mentioned in ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ed on the benefit of input tax credit to his buyers w.e.f. 01.07.2017 to 30.06.2018 and hence, the Respondent has violated the provisions of Section 171 (1) of the CGST Act, 2017. 7. It is also revealed from the perusal of the CGST Act and the Rules framed under it that no penalty had been prescribed for violation of the provisions of Section 171 (1) of the above Act, therefore, the Respondent was issued show cause notice to state why penalty should not be imposed on him for violation of the above provisions as per Section 122 (1) (i) of the above Act as he had apparently issued incorrect or false invoices while charging excess consideration and GST from the buyers. However, from the perusal of Section 122 (1) (i) of the CGST Act, 2017 i ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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