https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465188 A statutory pre-deposit condition for entertaining an appeal under Section 13B of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 was held not to be an inflexible bar in every case. The Court reasoned that a rigid insistence on deposit of penalty, especially in agricultural land disputes, could render the appellate remedy illusory, so the provision had to be read down to preserve an effective right of appeal. Section 13B was construed to permit the appellate authority to grant interim relief in appropriate cases by a speaking order, while normally requiring pre-deposit. The matter was returned for fresh consideration on that basis. en-us Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:51:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465188 A statutory pre-deposit condition for entertaining an appeal under Section 13B of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 was held not to be an inflexible bar in every case. The Court reasoned that a rigid insistence on deposit of penalty, especially in agricultural land disputes, could render the appellate remedy illusory, so the provision had to be read down to preserve an effective right of appeal. Section 13B was construed to permit the appellate authority to grant interim relief in appropriate cases by a speaking order, while normally requiring pre-deposit. The matter was returned for fresh consideration on that basis. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465188