https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169766 The petition challenging the appointments and seniority of Income-tax officers was dismissed. The Court held that pre-constitution actions could not be challenged under Articles 14 and 16, emphasizing the lack of retrospective operation of the Constitution. Additionally, the Court noted the significant delay in filing the petition, which was deemed unjustified. The Court highlighted the importance of timely legal challenges and principles of equity, justice, and good conscience, ultimately ruling in favor of the respondents based on the pre-constitution nature of the actions and the petitioners' unjustified delay. en-us Thu, 09 Oct 1969 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 02 May 2015 18:47:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169766 The petition challenging the appointments and seniority of Income-tax officers was dismissed. The Court held that pre-constitution actions could not be challenged under Articles 14 and 16, emphasizing the lack of retrospective operation of the Constitution. Additionally, the Court noted the significant delay in filing the petition, which was deemed unjustified. The Court highlighted the importance of timely legal challenges and principles of equity, justice, and good conscience, ultimately ruling in favor of the respondents based on the pre-constitution nature of the actions and the petitioners' unjustified delay. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 09 Oct 1969 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169766