The High Court of Andhra Pradesh, in a significant ruling on interlocutory injunctions, has held that trial courts cannot issue vague ‘status quo’ orders without first recording a prima facie finding on which party is in possession of the disputed property. Justice Subba Reddy Satti described the practice as a “shortcut procedure” that creates ambiguity and further litigation.

The Court made these observations while dismissing a Civil Revision Petition in the case of Boya Kistamma & Ors. v. Boya Suri . The petition challenged an appellate court’s order that had granted a temporary injunction in favour of the plaintiff, overturning a trial court’s direction to simply “maintain status quo.” While upholding the injunction, the High Court exercised its revisional jurisdiction to direct th

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