Premature writ challenge to pending penalty adjudication rejected; cross-examination objections can be raised after final order.

A writ petition challenging a pending penalty adjudication was held premature because no final order had yet been passed. The court noted that objections based on denial of cross-examination and any resulting breach of natural justice could be raised only after the adjudication concluded and the final order was made. Interference at the ongoing stage was therefore unwarranted, and the petition was not maintainable at that point.

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Issues: Whether the writ petition challenging the ongoing penalty adjudication was premature, and whether interference was warranted at the stage when final orders had not yet been passed.

Analysis: The petitioners sought to prevent the adjudicating authority from proceeding without permitting cross-examination of certain witnesses. The writ court noted that the adjudication was still pending and no final order had yet been made. It held that any grievance based on denial of an opportunity to cross-examine, and any alleged violation of natural justice arising from the final order, could be raised only after the adjudication concluded and a final order was passed.

Conclusion: The writ petition was premature and not maintainable at that stage.

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