The commissioner may institute such action at law or in equity as may be necessary to enforce compliance with any provision of this article or of any rule or regulation applicable thereto or promulgated thereunder. In addition to any other remedy prescribed in article three of this chapter, or otherwise, he may apply for relief by injunction without alleging or proving that an adequate remedy at law does not exist. Such application may be made to the supreme court in any district or county, as provided by the civil practice law and rules, or to the supreme court in the third judicial district.
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