NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has observed that interim orders passed by High Courts cannot be allowed to operate indefinitely and that applications seeking their vacation must be dealt with expeditiously in accordance with Article 226(3) of the Constitution.
A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale made the observation while disposing of a Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging an interim status quo order passed by the Allahabad High Court in a writ petition.
In its order, the Justice Kumar-led Bench noted that an application seeking vacation of the interim status quo order had already been filed before the Allahabad High Court, but has remained pending since January 2025.