High Courts should give reasons while granting interim relief in Section 482, Article 226 petitions: Supreme Court

The Court also held that whenever an interim order is passed by High Court saying “no coercive steps to be adopted”, the High Court must clarify what it means by “no coercive” as the term is too vague
High Courts should give reasons while granting interim relief in Section 482, Article 226 petitions: Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that even in a case where the High Court is prima facie of the opinion that an exceptional case is made out for grant of interim stay of further investigation in a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure or Article 226 of the Constitution, it has to give brief reasons why such an interim order is warranted and/or is required to be passed (M/s Neeharika Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd v. State of Maharashtra).

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