The Supreme Court has ordered to maintain status quo till further orders in hearing of mining cases undertaken in Madhya Pradesh under the Mining Act. The Court has passed this order in view of promulgation of model code of conduct for Vidhan Sabha elections-2013 in Madhya Pradesh. The Supreme Court passed this order on October 8, 2013 while hearing a writ petition challenging Madhya Pradesh HighCourt’s decision and order dated September 16, 2013.