K. Sankararaman, Member (T)

1. The Miscellaneous Applications and two Stay Applications filed by the Applicants involve a common issue and are taken up together after hearing common arguments by the learned consultant Shri Gopal Prasad on their behalf and by Shri N.K. Mandal, learned Departmental Representative on behalf of the respondent Collector.

2. Miscellaneous Application 106/93 filed on 8-6-1993 is for the early hearing of the Stay Petition. This is allowed and the case posted accordingly.

3. Miscellaneous Applications 184/93 and 185/93 filed on 8-9-1993 contain the plea that the Stay Petitions filed by them may be heard by this Bench notwithstanding the fact that the amounts demanded in terms of the two impugned orders of the Collector of Central Excise have already been recovered by the departmental authorities by debit to their RG 23A Part II Account. Copy of the order dated 6-9-1993 passed by the Honourable Orissa High Court passed on the petition filed by the present applicants before as has been enclosed with the applications. The High Court has observed that the action of the Superintendent of Central Excise, debiting the amount in question from their account will n