https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188711 A tribunal empowered by statute to grant interim injunctions or stays may issue an ex parte interim order in exceptional circumstances, and the reference to natural justice does not remove that power; it requires that the relief be exercised fairly, with recorded reasons and prompt reconsideration when the other side appears. The High Court's broad view that such ex parte relief was outside the tribunal's jurisdiction was therefore incorrect. However, the particular tribunal order was criticised as reasonless and omnibus in form, and the lapse of time meant the matter could not be practically reopened on the same interim basis. en-us Fri, 14 May 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 14 Dec 2016 10:10:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188711 A tribunal empowered by statute to grant interim injunctions or stays may issue an ex parte interim order in exceptional circumstances, and the reference to natural justice does not remove that power; it requires that the relief be exercised fairly, with recorded reasons and prompt reconsideration when the other side appears. The High Court's broad view that such ex parte relief was outside the tribunal's jurisdiction was therefore incorrect. However, the particular tribunal order was criticised as reasonless and omnibus in form, and the lapse of time meant the matter could not be practically reopened on the same interim basis. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 14 May 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188711