Century 21 Malls Pvt Ltd vs State Of Madhya Pradesh And Anr

The Supreme Court held that the High Court's refusal to grant an interim order was unjustified, as it had previously granted such orders in similar cases. The Court modified the impugned order, allowing the appellant to deposit 50% of the demand minus penalty and requiring an undertaking for the remaining 50%. The Court emphasized that the High Court should expedite the disposal of the writ petitions and clarified that its observations were prima facie and would not affect the final decision.