Statutory appeal may proceed on pre-deposit compliance, with limitation not to bar consideration on merits.

The applicant was permitted to pursue the statutory appellate remedy subject to compliance with the pre-deposit requirement within the stipulated time. The appellate authority was directed not to reject the appeal on limitation if it was filed accordingly and to decide the matter on merits in accordance with law. The operative effect is that the appeal could be entertained on compliance with the prescribed deposit condition, with limitation not to be used as a bar in those circumstances.

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Issues: Whether the applicant should be permitted to avail the statutory appellate remedy upon complying with the pre-deposit requirement, and whether the appellate authority should be directed not to reject the appeal on limitation.

Outcome: The application was disposed of by granting liberty to comply with the pre-deposit condition within the stipulated time and to file the appeal before the statutory appellate authority, which was directed not to reject the appeal on limitation if filed and to decide it on merits in accordance with law.

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