Interim protection preserves appellate remedy until Tribunal Bench becomes available for hearing the stay application.

Interim protection was granted to preserve the petitioner's appellate remedy where no Tribunal Bench was available at Mumbai. The impugned orders were directed not to be given effect to until a regular or circuit Bench of the Tribunal became available at Mumbai or the stay application was heard, whichever occurred earlier. The direction ensured that the petitioner would not suffer prejudice solely because the stay application could not be taken up immediately.

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Issues: Whether interim protection should be granted to enable the petitioner to pursue the appellate remedy when no Tribunal Bench was available at Mumbai.

Outcome: The petition was disposed of with a direction that the impugned orders would not be given effect to until a regular or circuit Bench of the Tribunal became available at Mumbai or the stay application was taken up, whichever was earlier.

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