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Mandatory pre-deposit — Appeal dismissed for non-compliance
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....andatory pre-deposit — Appeal dismissed for non-compliance<br>By: - Bimal jain<br>Value Added Tax - VAT and CST<br>Dated:- 28-8-2025<br>The Hon'ble Supreme Court in M/s TRIVENI ENGINEERS Versus ASSESSING AUTHORITY, CT AND GST CIRCLE, BARBIL & ORS. - 2025 (8) TMI 487 - SC Order held that dismissal of the statutory appeal for failure to deposit 20 percent of the disputed tax, as mandated under Sec....
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....tion 16(4) of the Odisha Entry Tax Act, was valid. Facts: M/s. Triveni Engineers ("the Petitioner") filed a statutory appeal before the Additional Commissioner, CT & GST, against an order of assessment. The appeal was dismissed as not maintainable on the ground that the Petitioner failed to deposit 20 percent of the disputed tax amount, which is a statutory precondition under Section 16(4) of th....
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....e Odisha Entry Tax Act for maintaining such an appeal. The Petitioner's revision application was also dismissed. The Orissa High Court, interpreting Section 16(4), held that the law mandates the deposit of "20 percent of the tax or interest or both in dispute" before an appeal can be entertained, and rejected the Petitioner's plea to allow a 10 percent deposit instead. Aggrieved, the Petitioner a....
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....pproached the Supreme Court by way of a Special Leave Petition. Issue: Whether dismissal of appeal for failure to deposit the full 20% of disputed tax under Section 16(4) was valid? Held: The Hon'ble Supreme Court in M/s TRIVENI ENGINEERS Versus ASSESSING AUTHORITY, CT AND GST CIRCLE, BARBIL & ORS. - 2025 (8) TMI 487 - SC Order held as under: * Observed that, the statutory mandate under Sect....
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....ion 16(4) is clear, i.e. deposit of 20% of the tax or interest or both in dispute is a condition precedent for the appellate authority to entertain an appeal. * Noted that, the High Court found no legal basis to reduce this pre-deposit requirement to 10 percent as sought by the Petitioner. * Held that, there was no error or illegality in the appellate authority's dismissal of the appeal for no....
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....n-payment of the requisite 20% deposit. * Held that, the Petitioner is at liberty to explore other alternative legal remedies that may be available in law. Accordingly, dismissed the Special Leave Petition and disposed of pending applications. Our Comments: This ruling reinforces the principle that statutory pre-deposit requirements are mandatory and non-negotiable unless the statute itself pr....
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....ovides flexibility. In GST and allied tax laws, appellate authorities often lack discretion to waive or reduce the prescribed pre-deposit The Delhi High Court ruling in M/s. Impressive Data Services Private Limited Versus Commissioner (Appeals-I), Central Tax GST, Delhi - 2025 (4) TMI 1510 - DELHI HIGH COURT held that the pre-deposit requirement under Section 107 & 112 of the CGST Act is absolute....
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.... and not subject to judicial waiver, even on grounds of financial hardship or pending receivables from government entities. Relying on the Supreme Court decision in M/s DIAMOND ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. Versus COMMISSIONER CENTRAL GOODS AND SERVICE TAX - 2019 (12) TMI 231 - SC Order the Delhi High Court reiterated that an appeal is maintainable only if the statutory 10% of the di....
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....sputed tax is deposited, in addition to any admitted dues. While the Court allowed the assessee to approach the appellate authority to seek credit for amounts already lying with the government towards the pre-deposit, the core principle remains-no statutory deposit, no appeal. This aligns with other recent strict interpretations of S.107(6) and serves as a cautionary note for litigants seeking to ....
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....bypass the pre-deposit mandate. Relevant Provision: Section 16(4), Odisha Entry Tax Act 1999 16. Appeals- "(4) No appeal against an order of assessment shall be entertained by the appellate authority, unless it is accompanied by satisfactory proof of payment of admitted tax in full and twenty per centum of the tax or interest or both, in dispute." (Author can be reached at info@a2ztaxco....
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