https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=100709 A petition under Article 32 may be declined on the basis of unreasonable delay and laches even though no express limitation period applies, because stale claims can be refused as a matter of judicial discretion and public policy. The Court treated unexplained inordinate delay, including a belated attempt to revive a dispute after pursuing other remedies, as sufficient to deny relief. However, an earlier High Court writ dismissal on discretionary grounds, without adjudication on the merits of the constitutional claim, did not operate as res judicata or an analogous bar to a later Article 32 petition. The constitutional claim therefore failed on delay, not on any prior-merits bar. en-us Fri, 22 Nov 1968 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:28:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=100709 A petition under Article 32 may be declined on the basis of unreasonable delay and laches even though no express limitation period applies, because stale claims can be refused as a matter of judicial discretion and public policy. The Court treated unexplained inordinate delay, including a belated attempt to revive a dispute after pursuing other remedies, as sufficient to deny relief. However, an earlier High Court writ dismissal on discretionary grounds, without adjudication on the merits of the constitutional claim, did not operate as res judicata or an analogous bar to a later Article 32 petition. The constitutional claim therefore failed on delay, not on any prior-merits bar. Case-Laws VAT / Sales Tax Fri, 22 Nov 1968 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=100709