https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=31284 Substantial payment of the duty demand and full payment of interest was treated as sufficient compliance with the pre-deposit requirement under Section 35F of the Central Excise Act, 1944. The appellate authority should not dismiss the appeal for alleged non-compliance where nearly 90% of the duty and the entire interest had already been deposited. The dismissal order was set aside, and the matter was remanded to the Commissioner (Appeals) for decision on merits without insisting on any further pre-deposit. en-us Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:11:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=31284 Substantial payment of the duty demand and full payment of interest was treated as sufficient compliance with the pre-deposit requirement under Section 35F of the Central Excise Act, 1944. The appellate authority should not dismiss the appeal for alleged non-compliance where nearly 90% of the duty and the entire interest had already been deposited. The dismissal order was set aside, and the matter was remanded to the Commissioner (Appeals) for decision on merits without insisting on any further pre-deposit. Case-Laws Service Tax Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=31284