https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=6805 A belated writ challenge to income-tax rectification orders will not be entertained merely because the orders are said to be jurisdiction; gross unexplained delay and laches can defeat certiorari or prohibition unless the absence of jurisdiction is patent and immediately apparent. The note states that filing long after the impugned orders, without any explanation for delay, was insufficient to invoke writ relief. On the stated facts, the alleged jurisdictional defect was not so clear as to justify ignoring the delay, so the petition was liable to be dismissed and the delay not condoned. en-us Tue, 31 Jan 1967 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:41:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=6805 A belated writ challenge to income-tax rectification orders will not be entertained merely because the orders are said to be jurisdiction; gross unexplained delay and laches can defeat certiorari or prohibition unless the absence of jurisdiction is patent and immediately apparent. The note states that filing long after the impugned orders, without any explanation for delay, was insufficient to invoke writ relief. On the stated facts, the alleged jurisdictional defect was not so clear as to justify ignoring the delay, so the petition was liable to be dismissed and the delay not condoned. Case-Laws Income Tax Tue, 31 Jan 1967 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=6805