https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450282 Article 142 cannot be used to mandate automatic vacation of interim stays on expiry of time, because such an would nullify lawful interim relief without hearing the affected party and would offend natural justice and substantive rights. Nor can it support a blanket direction that High Courts decide all stayed matters day-to-day within a fixed period, since rigid timelines ignore docket realities and improperly trench on the constitutional autonomy of High Courts. The Court held that Article 142 permits case-specific directions to do complete justice, but not universal procedural rules that override valid judicial orders or the right to be heard. en-us Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 07 May 2026 09:50:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450282 Article 142 cannot be used to mandate automatic vacation of interim stays on expiry of time, because such an would nullify lawful interim relief without hearing the affected party and would offend natural justice and substantive rights. Nor can it support a blanket direction that High Courts decide all stayed matters day-to-day within a fixed period, since rigid timelines ignore docket realities and improperly trench on the constitutional autonomy of High Courts. The Court held that Article 142 permits case-specific directions to do complete justice, but not universal procedural rules that override valid judicial orders or the right to be heard. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450282