Interim relief and waiver applications protected the petitioner from deposit demands until they were decided

Pending consideration of the petitioner's applications for interim relief and waiver, the authority was directed not to insist on deposit of the demanded amount or penalty. The applications were also required to be decided expeditiously, and the writ petitions were disposed of on that basis.

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Outcome: The writ petitions were disposed of with a direction that the petitioner would not be called upon to deposit the demanded amount or penalty so long as the applications for interim relief and waiver remained pending, and the authority was directed to decide the applications expeditiously.

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