https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275631 Interlocutory relief directing release of seized essential commodities was held unjustified where confiscation proceedings and criminal prosecution under the Essential Commodities Act were pending. The Court stressed that ad interim orders affecting seized goods and public interest must be granted with circumspection, especially when they effectively grant the main relief before the State can respond; balance of convenience, irreparable injury and public interest were treated as controlling factors. It also held that observations foreclosing the legality of confiscation and the alleged contravention were improper because they prejudged issues reserved for decision on evidence in the pending proceedings. The Division Bench order was annulled and the earlier refusal to release the goods restored. en-us Thu, 20 Feb 1986 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 16:18:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275631 Interlocutory relief directing release of seized essential commodities was held unjustified where confiscation proceedings and criminal prosecution under the Essential Commodities Act were pending. The Court stressed that ad interim orders affecting seized goods and public interest must be granted with circumspection, especially when they effectively grant the main relief before the State can respond; balance of convenience, irreparable injury and public interest were treated as controlling factors. It also held that observations foreclosing the legality of confiscation and the alleged contravention were improper because they prejudged issues reserved for decision on evidence in the pending proceedings. The Division Bench order was annulled and the earlier refusal to release the goods restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 20 Feb 1986 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275631