https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302015 The statutory pre-deposit requirement of 7.5% was treated as mandatory, and the Tribunal held that it could not grant a stay of the duty demand without compliance. The appellant's plea of financial hardship and reliance on an earlier period did not justify waiver in the circumstances noted. As the pre-deposit had not been made, the Tribunal dismissed both the stay application and the appeal for non-compliance with the mandatory deposit condition. en-us Mon, 19 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 30 Apr 2022 20:32:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302015 The statutory pre-deposit requirement of 7.5% was treated as mandatory, and the Tribunal held that it could not grant a stay of the duty demand without compliance. The appellant's plea of financial hardship and reliance on an earlier period did not justify waiver in the circumstances noted. As the pre-deposit had not been made, the Tribunal dismissed both the stay application and the appeal for non-compliance with the mandatory deposit condition. Case-Laws Central Excise Mon, 19 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302015