https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=791278 The Registry's function in writ filing is limited to checking whether papers comply with filing requirements, and it cannot decide maintainability at the numbering stage. If the papers are in order, the petition must be numbered. Where maintainability is in doubt, the petition should still be numbered with an endorsement that it is subject to maintainability and then placed before the roster judge for judicial decision. The material reflects the view that maintainability is a judicial , not an administrative one, and that Registry refusal to number a compliant petition on that ground is impermissible. en-us Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 08 May 2026 07:30:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=791278 The Registry's function in writ filing is limited to checking whether papers comply with filing requirements, and it cannot decide maintainability at the numbering stage. If the papers are in order, the petition must be numbered. Where maintainability is in doubt, the petition should still be numbered with an endorsement that it is subject to maintainability and then placed before the roster judge for judicial decision. The material reflects the view that maintainability is a judicial , not an administrative one, and that Registry refusal to number a compliant petition on that ground is impermissible. Case-Laws Income Tax Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=791278