Interim protection against coercive action granted pending constitutional challenge to notifications and further hearing.

Challenge to the constitutional validity of notifications was met with interim protection against coercive action pending further hearing. The petitioner relied on similar challenges pending before other High Courts where interim relief had already been granted, and the respondents did not dispute that comparable matters were under consideration elsewhere while seeking time to reply. In view of the pending constitutional challenge and the parallel treatment in other High Courts, interim protection was considered appropriate until the next date of hearing.

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Issues: Whether interim protection should be granted against coercive action during pendency of the challenge to the notifications.

Analysis: The petitioner assailed the constitutional validity of the notifications and pointed out that similar challenges were pending before other High Courts where interim protection had been granted. The respondents did not dispute that similar matters had been entertained elsewhere and sought time to file a reply. In view of the pending challenge and the comparable treatment by other High Courts, interim protection was considered appropriate until the next date of hearing.

Conclusion: Interim protection against coercive action was granted in favour of the petitioner pending further hearing.

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