https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=202200 Where a substantial pre-deposit of service tax and interest had already been made, insisting on a further large deposit as a condition for hearing the appeal was held to be unfair and unjust. The appellate authority was expected to treat the amount already deposited as sufficient and decide the appeal on merits rather than dismiss it for non-compliance. The dismissal for failure to comply with the pre-deposit direction was therefore set aside, and the matter was remanded to the Commissioner (Appeals) for decision on merits without any further pre-deposit condition. en-us Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:10:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=202200 Where a substantial pre-deposit of service tax and interest had already been made, insisting on a further large deposit as a condition for hearing the appeal was held to be unfair and unjust. The appellate authority was expected to treat the amount already deposited as sufficient and decide the appeal on merits rather than dismiss it for non-compliance. The dismissal for failure to comply with the pre-deposit direction was therefore set aside, and the matter was remanded to the Commissioner (Appeals) for decision on merits without any further pre-deposit condition. Case-Laws Service Tax Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=202200