Writ remedy remains available when the appellate tribunal is non functional, but statutory pre deposit conditions must be complied with.

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....When a statutory appellate forum is non-functional an aggrieved person may seek writ relief to avoid being remediless, but such relief cannot displace or relax statutory conditions attached to the statutory appeal. The note emphasises that where the appellate tribunal has been made functional and filing windows extended, disputes should be adjudicated by the designated forum. The pre-deposit condition requiring payment of the admitted amount and an additional portion of disputed tax remains binding and must be complied with before the appeal is entertained by the tribunal within the prescribed timeline.....