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Issues: (i) Whether the delay of 304 days in filing the appeal should be condoned on the facts stated by the appellant; (ii) whether, pending final hearing, exemption from pre-deposit and stay of collection of demand should be granted.
Issue (i): Whether the delay of 304 days in filing the appeal should be condoned on the facts stated by the appellant.
Analysis: The appellant had proceeded on a bona fide impression that the order determining annual production capacity was not appealable because it did not contain a preamble. The appellant had also made representations to the Department seeking an appealable order, and the reply was received only later. In these circumstances, the delay was attributable to a bona fide mistake and to the delayed response from the Department.
Conclusion: The delay was condoned and the application was allowed in favour of the appellant.
Issue (ii): Whether, pending final hearing, exemption from pre-deposit and stay of collection of demand should be granted.
Analysis: The dispute raised a question as to the correct rule for determining annual production capacity after the closure of one of the mills, which required detailed examination at the final hearing. Since the issue was not fit for final disposal at the interlocutory stage, protection against recovery was considered appropriate.
Conclusion: Exemption from pre-deposit and stay of collection of demand were granted in favour of the appellant.
Final Conclusion: The appeal was entertained despite the delay, and interim protection was granted, leaving the substantive dispute on annual production capacity for final adjudication.
Ratio Decidendi: Delay in filing an appeal may be condoned where the appellant acts under a bona fide mistaken belief as to appealability and the delay is materially attributable to the Department's delayed response to representations; interim recovery may also be stayed where the merits require detailed consideration at final hearing.
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