Supreme Court of India

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. v. Chairman, Central Board Direct Taxes and Anr.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 593
Bench S.N. Variava and H.K. Sema JJ.
Decided 7 May 2004

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What the Court ordered

We hold that as clearance has not been given to the appellants these proceedings cannot C be proceeded with.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Administrative Law : Inter-departmental disputes-Dispute between MTNL and CBDT­ MTNL aggrieved by show cause notice issued to it by CBDT-Dispute referred to High Power Committee-Committee directing to await appealable order-Committee not permitting to file writ petition in High Court-Writ petition filed before High Court-Held, against a show cause notice litigation should not be encouraged-Decision of High Power Committee merely emphasized the well settled position-It is an eminently fair and correct decision-The purpose of the decision was to prevent frivolous litigation-No right of the

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