Curable GST pre-deposit defects require an opportunity to correct cash-ledger allocation before an amnesty appeal is rejected.

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....GST amnesty appeals should not be rejected solely because the prescribed cash component of a pre-deposit was debited through the electronic credit ledger rather than the electronic cash ledger, where portal glitches prevented the required cash-ledger debit. Such misallocation is a curable pre-deposit defect when the amount has otherwise been secured. The appellate authority must allow the taxpayer to rectify the cash-ledger component or rebalance the ledger debits, including re-credit of excess electronic credit ledger debit. Following rectification within the stipulated period, the first appeal must be admitted and decided on merits after hearing both sides.....