Jurisdiction over exemption notifications must be decided by the Special Bench, not the Regional Bench, in these matters.

The Regional Bench was held not competent to finally decide the availability of exemption notifications, as that question had to be taken up by the Special Bench. The matters were therefore sent back for consideration by the Special Bench, clarifying the forum-specific jurisdiction for deciding the exemption issue and directing that the appeals be placed before the appropriate bench.

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Issues: Whether the Regional Bench had jurisdiction to finally decide the question of availability of exemption notifications, and whether the appeals should be placed before the Special Bench.

Outcome: The matters were sent back to the Special Bench, as the Regional Bench was found not competent to finally decide the exemption issue.

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