Elucidate the following: Interlocutory Proceedings.

Interlocutory Proceedings Interlocutory proceedings are court hearings that focus on a specific matter related to a trial during the life cycle of the case. Interlocutory proceedings concern issues brought before the court in civil proceedings the disposal of which does not result in a final determination of the case. Interlocutory proceedings are conducted during the period involved between initiation and disposal of litigation which is substantially long. The intervention of the court may sometimes be required to maintain the position as it prevailed on the date of litigation. In legal parlance, it is known as "status quo". It means preserving existing state of things on a given day. In that context interlocutory orders are provisional, interim, temporary as compared to final. It does not finally determine cause of action but only decides some intervening matter pertaining to the cause. The procedure followed in the court is that the separate application for interim relief is moved at the time of filing of suit or at a subsequent stage. The court either grants the order ex-parte or issues urgent show cause notice and the reply is to be filed within short time. One of the most common interlocutory reliefs sought is that of 'injunction'.