NASEEMA KHATOON vs UNION OF INDIA . — SLP(C) No. 15840/2003

Case Summary: Naseema Khatoon v. Union of India (SLP(C) 6901/2003) The Supreme Court dismissed the special leave petition on 18/08/2003. Naseema Khatoon, a widow allotted an LPG dealership licence, challenged an ex-parte interim status quo order from the Patna High Court (dated 21/01/2002) that prevented her from commencing operations. The Court declined to interfere but granted her liberty to approach the High Court for expediting the hearing and, at minimum, for early disposal of her application to vacate the interim order. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.