A court that has remitted a proceeding to another court likely lacks power to stay that proceeding once the remitter has been effected and the order is spent. Even if such power exists, the mere assessment of damages in the lower court does not render a special leave application nugatory, and a stay application may be premature where the quantum of damages and the parties' circumstances at the time of enforcement are unknown. The appropriate course is to seek a stay from the court in which the proceeding is pending, or to apply at the point when enforcement of any judgment is imminent.
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