Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the cantonal court could declare the appeal inadmissible because the appeal filing fee was paid after the deadline.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The late payment meant the deadline was not respected, so the inadmissibility sanction under cantonal law was not arbitrary.
Extrahierte Begründung
The appellants were clearly warned of the amount, deadline and consequence of non-payment. Under cantonal procedural rules, a deadline is respected only if the act is completed before expiry. The court's application of the rules was defensible and not manifestly unsustainable.