Supreme Court of India
M/s Prestige Lights Ltd. v. State Bank of India
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What the Court ordered
We hold that by dismissing the petition in limine, the High Court has neither committed an error of law nor of jurisdiction.
Judgment, page 17
From the headnote
Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 226 and 136-Discretionary and extra-ordinary jurisdiction and equitable remedy-Invoking of-Held: it is of utmost necessity that when a party approaches High Court, he must place all facts before the Court without any reservation-If there is suppression of material facts on the part of the applicant or twisted facts have been placed before the Court, the writ Court may refuse to entertain the petition and dismiss it without entering into merits of the matter-Writ petitioner having suppressed material facts, is not entitled to ask/or extra-ordinary remedy
Where later benches applied it
- 2021 Shri K. Jayaram & Ors. v. Bangalore Development Authority & Ors.
- 2011 Amar Singh v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2025 The Auroville Foundation v. Natasha Storey
- 2019 All India Institute of Medical Sciences v. Sanjiv Chaturvedi & Ors.
Of those, 2 relied on · 2 referred to
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