https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=48138 Extraordinary writ jurisdiction cannot be used to bypass a statutory pre-deposit condition for pursuing an appeal. Where the assessee failed to comply with the Tribunal's direction to deposit part of the duty demand, did not challenge the pre-deposit order within time, sought no extension, and remained unwilling to deposit even at hearing, the appeal remedy could not be restored on merits without compliance. The statutory deposit requirement remained binding as a condition for availing appellate relief, and the writ petition was therefore not maintainable. en-us Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:21:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=48138 Extraordinary writ jurisdiction cannot be used to bypass a statutory pre-deposit condition for pursuing an appeal. Where the assessee failed to comply with the Tribunal's direction to deposit part of the duty demand, did not challenge the pre-deposit order within time, sought no extension, and remained unwilling to deposit even at hearing, the appeal remedy could not be restored on merits without compliance. The statutory deposit requirement remained binding as a condition for availing appellate relief, and the writ petition was therefore not maintainable. Case-Laws Central Excise Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=48138