https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=797988 Disclosure of previously instituted public interest proceedings is mandatory under the Delhi High Court (Public Interest Litigation) Rules, 2010. A PIL concerning NSE shareholding and beneficial-ownership disclosures substantially overlapped with an earlier undisclosed writ petition, despite an averment that no similar proceeding existed. Suppression of that material fact and the contrary sworn assertion constitute lack of candour, unclean hands, forum shopping and abuse of PIL jurisdiction. These defects disentitle the litigant to equitable writ relief irrespective of the merits of the underlying allegations, and warrant exemplary costs. en-us Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:26:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=797988 Disclosure of previously instituted public interest proceedings is mandatory under the Delhi High Court (Public Interest Litigation) Rules, 2010. A PIL concerning NSE shareholding and beneficial-ownership disclosures substantially overlapped with an earlier undisclosed writ petition, despite an averment that no similar proceeding existed. Suppression of that material fact and the contrary sworn assertion constitute lack of candour, unclean hands, forum shopping and abuse of PIL jurisdiction. These defects disentitle the litigant to equitable writ relief irrespective of the merits of the underlying allegations, and warrant exemplary costs. Case-Laws SEBI Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=797988