Interest on refunded pre-deposits runs from deposit until realisation, with consequential relief granted at the prescribed annual rate.

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....Interest on refund of a pre-deposit is payable from the date of deposit until realisation. Following its earlier decision in Kumavat Contractors, CESTAT applied a 12% annual interest rate for the period during which the pre-deposit remained unpaid after refund became due. The impugned order was modified, and consequential relief was granted.....