2018 INSC 0545
           REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO. 8376 OF 2018
[Arising out of SLP (C) No.21546 of 2017]
Smt. Birwati Chaudhary & Ors.       .. Appellants
Versus
The State of Haryana & Ors.        .. Respondents
J U D G M E N T
Abhay Manohar Sapre, J.
1) Leave granted.
2) This appeal arises from the interim order  dated
10.08.2017   passed   by   the   High   Court   of   Punjab   &
Haryana at Chandigarh in C.M. No.10834 of 2017 in
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Civil   Writ   Petition   No.10546   of   2016   whereby   the
High   Court   rejected   the   application   for   stay   filed   by
the appellants herein. 
3) Few   relevant   facts   need   to   be   mentioned   infra
for the disposal of the appeal, which involves a short
question.
4) In   a   pending   writ   petition   (C.W.P.
No.10546/2016)   filed   by   the   appellants   herein
against   the   State   in   the   High   Court   of   Punjab   &
Haryana,   the   writ   petitioners   (appellants   herein)
prayed   for   grant   of   ad­interim   stay   during   the
pendency of the writ petition in relation to the subject
matter of the land in question. 
5) By   impugned   order,   the   High   Court   declined   to
grant the ad­interim stay observing:
“ As   the   required   land   is   lying   vacant,   we   do
not find any reason to grant any stay.”
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6) It   is   against   the   aforementioned   order,   the   writ
petitioners   have   filed   this   appeal   by   way   of   special
leave in this Court.
7) Having heard the learned counsel for the parties
and   on   perusal   of   the   record   of   the   case,   we   are
inclined   to   allow   the   appeal,   set   aside   the   impugned
order   and   remand   the   case   to   the   High   Court   to
decide the  ad­interim  prayer  made by  the appellants
(writ petitioners) afresh or/and consider  disposing  of
the   writ   petition   itself,   as   the   case   may   be,   in
accordance with law.
8) The   reason   to   remand   the   case   has   occasioned
due   to   the   fact   that   firstly,   no   adequate   reason   is
given   in   the   impugned   order   for   not   granting   stay;
and   secondly,   the   reason   given   does   not   in   itself
justify   the   rejection   having   regard   to   the   nature   of
controversy involved in the writ petition.
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9) In   short,   justifiable   reason(s)   to   support   either
the grant or  rejection need(s) to be stated keeping in
view   the   facts   and   the   law   applicable   to   the
controversy   involved.     It   is   not   so   found   in   the
impugned   order   and   hence   the   order   of   remand   is
called   for   to   decide   the   matter   afresh   in   accordance
with law.
10) In   view   of   the   foregoing   discussion,   the   appeal
succeeds and is accordingly allowed. Impugned order
is   set   aside   and   the   case   is   remanded   to   the   High
Court to decide the issue afresh on merits strictly  in
accordance with law without being influenced by any
of   our   observations   made   above,   which   we   have
refrained   to   make   having   formed   an   opinion   to
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remand   the   case   to   the   High   Court   for   the   reasons
mentioned above.
                         
… ...……..................................J.
         [ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE]
……… ...................................J.
     [UDAY UMESH LALIT]
New Delhi;
August 20, 2018 
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