https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=234995 The High Court held that the Appellate Commissioner erred in demanding the petitioners to deposit the entire duty demand amount as pre-deposit under section 35F of the Central Excise Act. The court found that the petitioners had already deposited a significant sum and had a prima facie case regarding the remaining service tax amount. The court allowed the petition, quashed the order, and directed the petitioners to deposit Rs.20 lakhs by a specified date for further consideration of the appeal by the Appellate Commissioner. Failure to comply would lead to automatic dismissal of the appeal. en-us Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:38:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=234995 The High Court held that the Appellate Commissioner erred in demanding the petitioners to deposit the entire duty demand amount as pre-deposit under section 35F of the Central Excise Act. The court found that the petitioners had already deposited a significant sum and had a prima facie case regarding the remaining service tax amount. The court allowed the petition, quashed the order, and directed the petitioners to deposit Rs.20 lakhs by a specified date for further consideration of the appeal by the Appellate Commissioner. Failure to comply would lead to automatic dismissal of the appeal. Case-Laws Service Tax Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=234995