Pre-deposit requirement of 7.5% for appealing penalties is reasonable and aligns with statutory rights.

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....Requirement of pre-deposit of 7.5% of the penalty imposed - The requirement for 7.5% pre-deposit of the penalty demanded cannot be said to be exorbitant or onerous, more so when it is well settled that when a statute confers a right of appeal, while granting the right, the legislature can impose conditions for the exercise of such right, so long as the conditions are not so onerous as to amount to unreasonable restrictions. - HC....