occupied the land in dispute illegally as shown and proved by the National Commission for Land and other Assets which, he argued, is in any event the competent authority to deal with this matter. 14. It is worth noting that both parties failed to refer to any authority in support of their opposing contentions. 15. On our part, we have carefully reviewed the arguments on the issue at hand presented by both parties. At this stage, the Court has to examine whether or not it should grant interlocutory orders sought, without delving into the merits of the main issues that have yet to be determined in the Reference. 16. It should also be recalled that the purpose of granting an interlocutory injunction is to avoid or minimise loss to an applicant/ plaintiff while the substantive case proceeds to final determination. The loss is avoided or minimised by ordering the defendant to stop a controversial activity so that the status quo is preserved while the substantive case proceeds to finality. 17. The considerations that the Court bears in mind when exercising its discretion to grant or not to grant interlocutory injunction order have been outlined in the cases of Giella Vs. Cassman Brown & Co Ltd (1973) EA 358 and American Cyanamid Co Vs. Ethicon Ltd [1975] All E.R. 504 at 510. The three conditions that need to be satisfied were set out in these cases as hereunder: 7