In Brief
Vishnu Kumar Sikaravar challenged a show cause notice that was quashed by a lower court for lack of procedural fairness. The Supreme Court held that while the original notice was correctly quashed, the State must issue a fresh show cause notice with proper hearing opportunity before restraining the respondent's powers. The Court directed the competent authority to complete all proceedings, grant hearings, and pass final orders within three weeks, with the copy of orders to be filed within four weeks. All substantive contentions were kept open for final determination.
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