Statutory remedy against show cause notice preserved as time to reply is extended and merits remain open.

Time spent in the writ petition and in the appeal was directed to be excluded while the appellant pursued the statutory remedy against the show cause notice, and the period for filing the reply was extended by sixty days from receipt of the judgment. The Court did not examine the merits, left all factual and legal contentions open before the Adjudicating Authority, and clarified that any factual observations of the Single Bench stood deleted. The hearing fixed by the Adjudicating Authority was deferred, and the appeal was dismissed as withdrawn.

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Outcome: The appeal and the connected application were dismissed as withdrawn, with time extended to file the reply to the show cause notice and the adjudication hearing deferred.

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