https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=221259 An appellate order dismissing an appeal for non-compliance with pre-deposit could not be sustained where the appellant had already paid the service tax and interest and was not given an effective opportunity of hearing. The matter was required to be reconsidered on merits without insisting on pre-deposit, and with a reasonable opportunity of hearing. The impugned order was set aside and the case remanded for fresh decision. en-us Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 02 Mar 2013 07:27:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=221259 An appellate order dismissing an appeal for non-compliance with pre-deposit could not be sustained where the appellant had already paid the service tax and interest and was not given an effective opportunity of hearing. The matter was required to be reconsidered on merits without insisting on pre-deposit, and with a reasonable opportunity of hearing. The impugned order was set aside and the case remanded for fresh decision. Case-Laws Central Excise Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=221259