GST appeal pre-deposit follows the law when adjudication begins, while factual penalty challenges belong before statutory appellate authorities.

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....GST appeal pre-deposit requirements are governed by the law in force when adjudicatory proceedings commence; consequently, appeals arising from show-cause notices issued before 1 October 2025 remain subject to the earlier Section 107(6) regime despite later Orders-in-Original. A proper officer's authority for penalty proceedings is function-specific, but objections concerning officer competence, evidentiary material, hearing, cross-examination, penalty quantification and individual noticees' roles require record-based examination through the statutory appeal. Writ jurisdiction is not invoked where that appellate remedy is complete and efficacious. Whether Section 122(1) applies to a person who is not a taxable person remains unresolved.....