Bharat Shetty v. the Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
Batch of writ petitions challenged show cause notices adjudicated after delays of nine to twenty years, justified by transfer to call book or departmental restructuring. The Court found such reasons unjustified, especially absent intimation of call-book transfer, and quashed the notices following prior Bombay High Court orders.
What did the court decide?
Show cause notices and orders-in-original quashed and set aside; rule made absolute; no costs; pending interim applications disposed of.