Therefore, to ensure that none of the interests of the parties to the litigation are harmed, the court may issue an interim order.
It is under these procedural laws that the power to issue interim orders may be conferred on the courts.
Such orders can be passed either under the Specific Relief Act passed by the Parliament of India in 1963 or in terms of Section 151 of the Civil Procedure Code of 1908, which recognises and retains some inherent powers with the civil courts.
The most common circumstance for when interim measures are granted is in cases of extradition or deportation where there is valid evidence that the detainee or asylum seeker would be at risk of torture or the death penalty.
Interim measures are temporary and expire once the court has made a final decision.