Interim stay relief granted where departmental references on the same issue were already pending and prior Tribunal orders were relied on.

Interim stay was granted pending departmental reference proceedings where the Department's references on the same issue were already pending before the Principal Bench. The court noted that the petitioner relied on earlier final Tribunal orders on the issue, and found no justification to refuse interim relief in that setting. The operative effect was that the petitioner obtained stay protection while the reference proceedings remained pending.

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Issues: Whether interim stay should be granted pending the departmental reference proceedings.

Analysis: The order notes that the Department's references on the same issue were already pending before the Principal Bench and that the petitioner was relying on earlier final orders of the Tribunal. In that situation, the Court found no justification to deny interim relief.

Conclusion: Interim stay was granted in favour of the petitioner.

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