Supreme Court Directs PIL Petitioner to ‘Place on Record Income-Tax Returns for the Last 5 Years’ Before Considering Costs

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Supreme Court Directs PIL Petitioner to ‘Place on Record Income-Tax Returns for the Last 5 Years’ Before Considering Costs

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19/01/2026

By Mariya Paliwala

Supreme Court Directs PIL Petitioner to ‘Place on Record Income-Tax Returns for the Last 5 Years’ Before Considering Costs

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In a significant order underscoring its intolerance towards frivolous public interest litigations (PILs), the Supreme Court on Thursday directed a petitioner-in-person to “place on record Income-Tax Returns for the last five years” before the Court considers imposing exemplary costs for filing what it prima facie viewed as a publicity-driven petition. The direction was issued in…

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Mariya Paliwala https://www.jurishour.in/

Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 7+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur (Raj.) with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. She started her career as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies.

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