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49] In Dorab Cawasji Warden (supra) , the Supreme Court has ruled that though the Courts have the power to grant interim injunction, such power ought not to be exercised as a matter of course. Interim mandatory injunctions may be granted generally to preserve or restore the status quo of the last non-contested status which preceded the pending controversy until the final hearing when full relief may be granted or to compel the undoing of those acts which have been illegally done or the restoration of that which was wrongfully taken by the party complaining. The general guidelines to be applied in the matter of granting interim mandatory injunction are as follows: