M/S Institute Of Chartered Financial ... vs Cce, Jaipur I on 15 November, 2016
5. On careful consideration of the submissions made by both the sides, the facts are admitted that the adjudication order was challenged before the learned Commissioner (Appeals) by the appellants and the appeal was pending before the learned Commissioner (Appeals). As per Section 84 (4) of the Finance Act, 1994 no order under this Section shall be passed by the Commissioner of Service Tax in respect of any issue if an appeal against such issue is pending before the Commissioner of Service Tax (Appeals). On plain reading of the above said provisions it is clear that if the adjudication order has been challenged before the learned Commissioner (Appeals), the learned Commissioner of Service Tax seized his power to review the adjudication order. As appellant has challenged the leviability of penalty itself, therefore, question of enhancement of penalty does not arise. We further take note of judgment of Honble High Court of Punjab & Haryana in the case of CCE vs. Shiva Builders (supra), the Honble High Court has observed as under :-