Commissioner Of Customs vs United Telecom Ltd. on 20 January, 2006
11. We have gone through the records of the case carefully. The Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka, in the McDowell case as well the United Telecom case has emphasized the point that financial hardship should be examined for deciding waiver of pre-deposit even if there is a prima facie strong case on merits. In the Stay Order dated 7.11.2005, there is no discussion of the financial hardship pleaded by the appellants.