S. S. M. QUADRI, J.

( 1 ) AN interesting question as to whether a civil revision petition filed under S. 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure against an ex parte interim order passed by the High Court during Dasara vacation on an application under S. 33 of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Courts Act, 1972 (for short `the Act) is maintainable arises in these petitions.

( 2 ) THE revision petitioner in both the petitions is a Government of India undertaking on 25-10-84, it entered into a contract for construction of civil works in the blast furnace zone of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant with the respondent-Company of value of Rupees seventeen crores and odd. In the execution of the said contract, some disputes arose between the parties, which were referred to arbitrator. When the proceedings were pending before the arbitrator, the petitioner terminated the said contract, which was challenged by the respondent in suits filed in the court of District Munsif, Visakhapatnam seeking injunction not to terminate the contract and other incidental reliefs. The respondent also prayed for temporary injunction against the petitioner restraining it from encashing the bank guarantees. The learned Dist. Munsif gra

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