https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45509 Where a stay application in a pending tax appeal remains undecided, coercive recovery should not continue in a manner that could undermine the appellate remedy, and the application should be heard expeditiously, preferably within six weeks. The text also notes that a request for release of attached goods, said to be needed for irrigation and allied work in drought-affected areas, should receive prompt administrative decision, here within one week of receipt. The operative legal point is that delay in deciding interim relief should not prejudice the assessee or render the appeal ineffective, while time-bound disposal is appropriate where immediate public-use considerations are raised. en-us Mon, 20 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:46:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45509 Where a stay application in a pending tax appeal remains undecided, coercive recovery should not continue in a manner that could undermine the appellate remedy, and the application should be heard expeditiously, preferably within six weeks. The text also notes that a request for release of attached goods, said to be needed for irrigation and allied work in drought-affected areas, should receive prompt administrative decision, here within one week of receipt. The operative legal point is that delay in deciding interim relief should not prejudice the assessee or render the appeal ineffective, while time-bound disposal is appropriate where immediate public-use considerations are raised. Case-Laws Central Excise Mon, 20 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45509