Appeal Filed Within Limitation Must Be Heard on Merits; Later Pre-Deposit Cannot Lead to Rejection as Time-Barred: CESTAT

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Appeal Filed Within Limitation Must Be Heard on Merits; Later Pre-Deposit Cannot Lead to Rejection as Time-Barred: CESTAT

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20/02/2026

By Mariya Paliwala

Appeal Filed Within Limitation Must Be Heard on Merits; Later Pre-Deposit Cannot Lead to Rejection as Time-Barred: CESTAT

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The Ahmedabad Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that the appeal is required to be heard on merits if the same has been filed within the limitation period but the pre-deposit has been paid at a later point in time and the appeal cannot be returned and re-filed appeal…

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Mariya Paliwala https://www.jurishour.in/

Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 7+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur (Raj.) with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. She started her career as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies.

Appeal Filed Within Limitation Must Be Heard on Merits; Later Pre-Deposit Cannot Lead to Rejection as Time-Barred: CESTAT

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