In Brief
The Supreme Court dismissed a civil appeal arising from a Special Leave Petition against a High Court order. The respondents had filed a Writ Petition challenging the maintainability of a civil suit, relying on Section 293 of the Income Tax Act. Although the Court did not decide the Writ Petition's merits, it held that no party should be left remediless by procedural bars alone. The Court remitted the matter to the High Court with a direction to decide the Writ Petition expeditiously, ensuring that substantive grievances are examined fairly on their merits.
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