https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=800918 Article 226 permits writ relief for contractual refunds where a public authority acts arbitrarily, the material facts are documentary, and asserted defences lack contemporaneous support. A security deposit may be adjusted only against an established, identified and quantified financial default; unsupported lien, set-off or fraud allegations do not justify retention. Unconsumed advance premium cannot be withheld without a demonstrated appropriation towards liability. An interest exclusion confined to the security deposit does not extend to an unadjusted cash deposit balance, which attracts simple interest at 7% per annum. en-us Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:17:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=800918 Article 226 permits writ relief for contractual refunds where a public authority acts arbitrarily, the material facts are documentary, and asserted defences lack contemporaneous support. A security deposit may be adjusted only against an established, identified and quantified financial default; unsupported lien, set-off or fraud allegations do not justify retention. Unconsumed advance premium cannot be withheld without a demonstrated appropriation towards liability. An interest exclusion confined to the security deposit does not extend to an unadjusted cash deposit balance, which attracts simple interest at 7% per annum. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=800918