Mandatory pre-deposit under GST appeal rules must be complied with once the appellate forum is functional.

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....A writ petition was entertained only to the limited extent that no statutory appellate forum was then available, but the Court held that this did not permit bypassing the GST Act's appeal conditions. Once the GSTAT became functional and the appeal period was notified, the aggrieved party had to pursue the statutory remedy before that forum. The mandatory pre-deposit under Section 112(8) was required to be strictly complied with, and writ jurisdiction could not be used to secure relaxation from that requirement. The petitioner was directed to make the deposit and file the appeal within the notified timeline, with the merits of the appellate order left open.....