(1.) The main grievance of the petitioners in all these writ petitions is that though it has filed appeals along with stay petitions as far back as 16.2.1990 no orders have been passed on the stay petitions and at the same time, the authorities are proceeding to recover the disputed amount of duty.
(2.) The petitioner is a Corporation wholly owned and controlled by the State Government.
(3.) We see no justification for the appellate authority not passing orders on these stay petitions all these months. In the circumstances, we have no option but to pass the following order: