Clarifications regarding Mandatory pre-deposit of duty or penalty for filing appeal
Section 35FF of the Central Excise Act, 1944 and Section 129EE of the Customs Act, 1962 prescribe mandatory pre-deposit as a percentage of the duty demanded where duty demanded is in dispute or where duty demanded and penalty levied are in dispute.In this regard, CBEC vide Circular No. 993/17/2014-CX., Dated: January 05, 2015 has provided the following:
