Pending appeals protected from recovery until disposal, with the appellate authority directed to decide them within twelve weeks.

The HC directed the appellate authority to decide the pending appeals within twelve weeks and restrained recovery proceedings against the petitioner until those appeals are disposed of. The order preserves the petitioner's position pending appellate determination and requires timely adjudication at the appellate stage.

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Outcome: The writ petitions were disposed of by directing the appellate authority to decide the pending appeals within twelve weeks and by directing that no recovery proceedings be initiated against the petitioner until disposal of the appeals.

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