Important Legal Definitions
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Status Quo Order
Judicial Orders, Injunctions & Precedents
Definition
An interim judicial direction commanding the parties to maintain the existing physical, legal, or administrative state of affairs as it exists on the date of the order, without making any alterations until further directions.
Example
In a dispute concerning the demolition of a 100-year-old temple complex in Varanasi, the civil court passes an order directing both parties to maintain status quo on the ground regarding physical possession and structural state.