The Supreme Court recently granted interim relief to the Christian Women's Board of Mission(CWBM) by ordering status quo on its possession of a leasehold property in Bilaspur. The Mission approached the Supreme Court apprehending dispossession by the State of Chhattisgarh, which is seeking repossession of the land.

A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta passed an interim order while issuing notice on the CWBM's plea against the Chhattisgarh High Court's order, which denied it relief.

"In the meantime, status quo, as it exists today, be maintained with respect to construction and possession. A copy of this order be communicated/ forwarded to the Collector Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, by the Registry today forthwith," the Supreme Court's order stated.

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