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Issues: Whether dismissal of the stay application without hearing the petitioner and consequential dismissal of the appeal for non-compliance with the pre-deposit condition could be sustained, and whether the appeal should be restored subject to deposit of the undisputed amount.
Analysis: The stay application had been rejected without hearing the petitioner, and the appeal was then dismissed for failure to comply with the deposit condition. This introduced an infirmity in the disposal of both the stay request and the appeal. Since part of the duty demand was admitted, directing deposit of the undisputed amount was considered a fair condition for restoration of the appeal, while stay could operate for the balance.
Conclusion: The dismissal of the appeal was set aside and the appeal was restored on condition of deposit of the undisputed amount within the time granted, with stay continuing for the remaining demand.
Final Conclusion: The petitioner obtained partial relief by securing restoration of the statutory appeal, but only on compliance with the directed deposit condition.
Ratio Decidendi: An appeal dismissed after rejection of a stay application without hearing the appellant is vulnerable to interference, and restoration may be ordered on a fair conditional deposit where part of the demand is undisputed.