Mere filing of Appeal does not operate as a stay or suspension of Order appealed against

If the authorities are of the opinion that the goods ought not to be released pending the appeal, the straight-forward course for them is to obtain an order of stay or other appropriate direction from the Tribunal or the Supreme Court, as the case may be. Without obtaining such an order they cannot refuse to implement the order under appeal. As is well-known, mere filing of an appeal does not operate as a stay or suspension of the order appealed against. Supreme Court of India Collector Of Customs, Bombay vs M/S. Krishna Sales (P) Ltd. on 9 September, 1993 Equivalent citations: AIR 1994 SC ...