In Brief
In a property auction under recovery proceedings, the auction purchaser challenged before the High Court the DRAT's non-grant of interim relief. The High Court granted substantive relief, directing the purchaser to deposit the balance amount plus damages within two weeks and ordering the bank to deliver possession. The Supreme Court held that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction by deciding on merits when the main appeal was still pending before the DRAT. The Court quashed the High Court's order and remanded the appeal to DRAT for final decision on merits, emphasizing that the High Court should not render pending appeals infructuous through substantive orders in writ petitions.
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