Recovery notice objections must be decided before coercive action, with interim stay maintained until the objections are considered.

Objections to a recovery notice had to be decided before coercive recovery could continue, and interim protection was warranted until that consideration. The High Court directed the respondent to decide the petitioner-firm's objections within one month after production of the order and objections, and stayed recovery proceedings against the petitioner-firm in the meantime. Liberty was reserved to proceed against Ram Saran Das, and the stay would lapse if the petitioner did not take the required steps.

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Issues: Whether the petitioner-firm's objections to the recovery notice required consideration before recovery could proceed, and whether interim protection against recovery was warranted pending such decision.

Outcome: The petition was disposed of by directing the respondent to decide the petitioner-firm's objections within one month of production of the order and objections, while staying recovery proceedings against the petitioner-firm until such decision. Liberty was reserved to proceed against Ram Saran Das, and the stay would stand vacated if the petitioner failed to take the required steps.

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