https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196356 A fresh petition filed after withdrawal of earlier proceedings with express liberty to approach the competent forum cannot be treated as forum shopping or jurisdiction shopping merely because the prior case was withdrawn. Delay and laches in proceedings under sections 397 and 398 are not an absolute bar, but discretionary relief may be refused where the delay is unexplained or attributable to the petitioners' negligence. The text emphasises that the effect of the withdrawal order and the explanation for delay must be examined on their facts, rather than treating either objection as automatically fatal. en-us Mon, 04 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 17:49:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196356 A fresh petition filed after withdrawal of earlier proceedings with express liberty to approach the competent forum cannot be treated as forum shopping or jurisdiction shopping merely because the prior case was withdrawn. Delay and laches in proceedings under sections 397 and 398 are not an absolute bar, but discretionary relief may be refused where the delay is unexplained or attributable to the petitioners' negligence. The text emphasises that the effect of the withdrawal order and the explanation for delay must be examined on their facts, rather than treating either objection as automatically fatal. Case-Laws Companies Law Mon, 04 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196356