https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311159 A party who knowingly participates in a joint domestic enquiry without timely objection may be barred from later challenging the competence of the authority or enquiry officer under Article 226. Here, the appellant knew of the joint enquiry from the start, obtained permission to defend himself, cross-examined witnesses, and raised the jurisdictional objection only after the report went against him. The Court treated the challenge as belated and found that, although jurisdiction cannot be conferred by consent, discretionary writ relief may be refused where a party acquiesces in the proceedings, takes a chance on the outcome, and shows no prejudice from the procedure followed. en-us Thu, 25 Aug 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:42:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311159 A party who knowingly participates in a joint domestic enquiry without timely objection may be barred from later challenging the competence of the authority or enquiry officer under Article 226. Here, the appellant knew of the joint enquiry from the start, obtained permission to defend himself, cross-examined witnesses, and raised the jurisdictional objection only after the report went against him. The Court treated the challenge as belated and found that, although jurisdiction cannot be conferred by consent, discretionary writ relief may be refused where a party acquiesces in the proceedings, takes a chance on the outcome, and shows no prejudice from the procedure followed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 25 Aug 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311159