https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=40084 The SC held that the doctrine of election did not apply and that a non-speaking dismissal of a special leave petition does not bar the petitioner from approaching the HC under Article 226. The Court distinguished the earlier authority and ruled that the HC should exercise its discretionary jurisdiction to consider the writ petition on merits rather than refuse it solely because an SLP was dismissed in limine. The SC set aside the HC order and remanded the writ petition to the HC for expeditious disposal on merits, noting the matter concerns claimed service benefits. en-us Wed, 13 Aug 1986 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:53:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=40084 The SC held that the doctrine of election did not apply and that a non-speaking dismissal of a special leave petition does not bar the petitioner from approaching the HC under Article 226. The Court distinguished the earlier authority and ruled that the HC should exercise its discretionary jurisdiction to consider the writ petition on merits rather than refuse it solely because an SLP was dismissed in limine. The SC set aside the HC order and remanded the writ petition to the HC for expeditious disposal on merits, noting the matter concerns claimed service benefits. Case-Laws Income Tax Wed, 13 Aug 1986 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=40084