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Issues: (i) Whether payment of the directed pre-deposit through the CENVAT account amounted to sufficient compliance for restoration of the appeal under Section 35F of the Central Excise Act, 1944; (ii) Whether the demand based on alleged violation of Rule 8(3A) of the Central Excise Rules, 2002 required remand in view of the pending decision of the Supreme Court.
Issue (i): Whether payment of the directed pre-deposit through the CENVAT account amounted to sufficient compliance for restoration of the appeal under Section 35F of the Central Excise Act, 1944.
Analysis: The amount paid through the CENVAT account exceeded the pre-deposit directed by the Tribunal. That payment was treated as sufficient compliance, and the explanation of financial difficulty supported the request for restoration.
Conclusion: The pre-deposit requirement was held to be sufficiently complied with and the appeal was restored.
Issue (ii): Whether the demand based on alleged violation of Rule 8(3A) of the Central Excise Rules, 2002 required remand in view of the pending decision of the Supreme Court.
Analysis: The legal issue concerning payment through the CENVAT account during default was already under consideration before the Supreme Court, and the operation of the relevant High Court orders had been stayed. In that situation, fresh consideration by the adjudicating authority was warranted after the Supreme Court decision.
Conclusion: The matter was remanded to the adjudicating authority for fresh decision after the Supreme Court's outcome.
Final Conclusion: The restoration request succeeded and the substantive dispute was sent back for reconsideration, so the appellant obtained relief but the controversy remains open before the adjudicating authority.
Ratio Decidendi: Payment made through the CENVAT account can constitute sufficient compliance with a directed pre-deposit where it meets or exceeds the required amount, and a dispute depending on an issue pending before the Supreme Court may appropriately be remanded for fresh adjudication.
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