https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43418 A refund directed by the appellate authority could not be withheld merely because the department said it had filed a Special Leave Petition, since filing an appeal does not suspend the operation of the order appealed from. In the absence of any stay from the competent forum, the appellate refund order remained binding and enforceable and had to be implemented. The writ petition therefore succeeded, and the department was required to comply with the refund order with interest. en-us Mon, 24 Aug 1992 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:52:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43418 A refund directed by the appellate authority could not be withheld merely because the department said it had filed a Special Leave Petition, since filing an appeal does not suspend the operation of the order appealed from. In the absence of any stay from the competent forum, the appellate refund order remained binding and enforceable and had to be implemented. The writ petition therefore succeeded, and the department was required to comply with the refund order with interest. Case-Laws Central Excise Mon, 24 Aug 1992 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43418