https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=111560 Where an appellate authority takes an appeal to final hearing and hears the appellant on merits, it cannot later dismiss the appeal solely for non-compliance with an earlier pre-deposit direction. The authority is then expected to decide the appeal on merits in accordance with law and principles of natural justice. Here, the rejection for non-compliance was held unsustainable, the order was set aside, and the matter was remanded for fresh disposal on merits. en-us Mon, 05 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:09:11 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=111560 Where an appellate authority takes an appeal to final hearing and hears the appellant on merits, it cannot later dismiss the appeal solely for non-compliance with an earlier pre-deposit direction. The authority is then expected to decide the appeal on merits in accordance with law and principles of natural justice. Here, the rejection for non-compliance was held unsustainable, the order was set aside, and the matter was remanded for fresh disposal on merits. Case-Laws Central Excise Mon, 05 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=111560