Supreme Court reinstates appeals, orders hearing on merit. Improper disposal by High Court corrected.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals, set aside the High Court's judgment, and ordered the restoration of the appeals for a hearing on merit. The High Court's disposal of the appeals without considering the case's merits was deemed improper, leading to the Supreme Court's decision to reinstate the appeals for proper consideration. The Supreme Court scheduled the matters for a hearing before the High Court on a specified date and maintained interim relief for the petitioners until then. No costs were awarded in relation to the appeals.

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Issues: High Court's disposal of appeals without considering merits, proper course of action by the High Court, restoration of appeals for hearing.

In the present case, the Supreme Court was presented with an issue where the High Court had disposed of appeals without delving into the merits of the case, despite the Supreme Court's earlier direction for the High Court to decide on merits. The Supreme Court noted that the High Court's action was improper as it did not adhere to the directive to consider the case on its merits. Consequently, the Supreme Court allowed the appeals, set aside the impugned judgment, and ordered the restoration of the appeals to their original numbers for a hearing on merit by the High Court. The Supreme Court scheduled the matters for hearing before the High Court on a specified date. Additionally, the Supreme Court maintained the interim relief granted to the petitioners until a specified date. The appeals were allowed with no order as to costs.

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