Supreme Court of India

Zenit Mataplast P. Ltd. v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 14 S.C.R. 403
Bench Altamas Kabir and Dr. B. S. Chauhan JJ.
Decided 11 September 2009

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2 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

Held as under:- E "The Court would grant such an interim relief only if satisfied that withholding of it would prick the conscience of the court and do violence to the sense of justice, resulting in injustice being perpetuated throughout the -r hearing, and at the end the court would not be able to F vindicate the cause of justice.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Interlocutory Order: Writ petition against State instrumentality - Alleging c discrimination, bias and favoritism in allotment of land - Interim relief also sought - Petition admitted while interim relief refused - On appeal, held: While deciding application * for interim relief, in a case alleging arbitrariness, bias and .J. favouritism, the court is required to form a tentative opinion 0 as to whether there is substance in those a/legations -If facts of the case establish that the action of the State authority is arbitrary and violative of mandate of Article 14 of the Constitution - Interim

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 relied on

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