Interim stay of tax recovery granted pending appeal, with direction to decide the stay petition within four weeks.

Recovery pursuant to the assessment order was directed to remain stayed pending the appellate authority's consideration of the appeal and stay petition. The writ court ordered the appellate authority to decide the stay petition within four weeks, and granted an interim stay of recovery until that determination. The operative effect was to preserve the assessee's position pending the appellate process and prevent coercive recovery before the stay request was decided.

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Issues: Whether recovery pursuant to the assessment order should be stayed pending consideration of the appeal and stay petition before the appellate authority.

Outcome: The writ petition was disposed of with a direction to the appellate authority to decide the stay petition within four weeks and with an interim stay of recovery in the meanwhile.

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