Appeals dismissed for failing to comply with conditional waiver; appellants must deposit specified sums by June 30, 1998.

The SC granted special leave in appeals challenging penalties imposed by the Collector of Central Excise but confirmed that the Tribunal's conditional waiver required compliance. The appellants failed to deposit the stipulated amounts and their appeals were dismissed for non-compliance. The Court directed each appellant to deposit specified sums by June 30, 1998; failure to do so would result in dismissal of the appeals.

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The Supreme Court granted special leave in appeals against the Karnataka High Court's order. The appellants challenged penalties imposed by the Collector of Central Excise. The Tribunal had granted waiver of pre-deposit of penalty subject to certain conditions. The appeals were dismissed for failure to deposit the required amounts. The Court directed specific amounts to be deposited by appellants by June 30, 1998, for their appeals to be allowed. Failure to deposit would result in dismissal of appeals.

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