Interim protection in show cause proceedings granted while reply time was extended and consideration mandated within one month.

The Supreme Court extended the time to file a reply to the show cause notice, directed that the reply be considered within one month, and granted interim protection against coercive steps until that consideration is completed. The petition was thus disposed of on procedural directions preserving the party's position pending the authority's decision on the reply.

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Outcome: The special leave petition was disposed of with directions extending the time to file the reply to the show cause notice, requiring consideration of the reply within one month, and granting interim protection against coercive steps till such consideration.

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