Bank appropriation pending appeal allowed subject to final tribunal decision, with expedited hearing directed on legal questions.

The bank was permitted to appropriate the amount already in its possession, but only subject to the final outcome of the pending appeal before the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal. The Supreme Court also directed the Tribunal to hear and dispose of the appeal within two months, ensuring an expedited determination of the legal questions raised. The operative effect was limited preservation of the bank's right to retain the funds pending appeal, while requiring prompt appellate adjudication on all issues of law.

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Issues: Whether the bank could appropriate the available amount pending the appeal before the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, and whether the appeal before the Tribunal should be heard and decided expeditiously on all questions of law.

Outcome: The bank was permitted to appropriate the amount already with it, subject to the final decision of the appeal before the Tribunal, and the Tribunal was directed to hear and dispose of the appeal within two months.

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