Order refusing to entertain appeal cannot be treated as order on merits

Guduru Chandra Sekhar Vs Union of India (Andhra Pradesh High Court) In the instant case, though the petitioner herein initially filed appeal on 17.08.2020, before the Commissioner Of Customs and Central Tax (Appeals), it is clear from Form-CAI that the appellant undertook to pay the mandatory pre-deposit of 7.5% of the disputed amount but did not make any deposit to the said effect. Obviously, on the ground that the petitioner herein failed to comply with the above referred mandatory requirement of pre-deposit, the tCommissioner Of Customs and Central Tax (Appeals)-appellate authority, by way ...