Key legal question
Whether the public-law appeal was admissible despite the interlocutory nature of the cantonal decision and the lack of irreparable harm
Extracted holding
The appeal was admissible because a complaint about unjustified delay in deciding may be brought immediately without showing irreparable harm.
Extracted reasoning
A refusal or delay in ruling is reviewable at once so that the authority can be compelled to act; the usual requirement of irreparable prejudice does not apply in such cases.