https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=167039 Ex parte interim restraint against a statutory order made in public interest should not be granted without hearing the affected authorities unless exceptional circumstances show a strong prima facie case of abuse of power; the Court said the proper course is prompt notice and returnable hearing, and the interim stay was vacated. On contempt, failure to dispose of applications could not amount to contempt where the court had fixed no time-limit for compliance; if expedition was needed, the proper remedy was to seek a further direction fixing time for disposal, and the contempt rule was quashed. en-us Tue, 27 Mar 1984 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 29 Dec 2014 14:37:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=167039 Ex parte interim restraint against a statutory order made in public interest should not be granted without hearing the affected authorities unless exceptional circumstances show a strong prima facie case of abuse of power; the Court said the proper course is prompt notice and returnable hearing, and the interim stay was vacated. On contempt, failure to dispose of applications could not amount to contempt where the court had fixed no time-limit for compliance; if expedition was needed, the proper remedy was to seek a further direction fixing time for disposal, and the contempt rule was quashed. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 27 Mar 1984 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=167039