C.A. No. 008441 / 2024

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Where a government authority has already passed a substantive order on a representation — such as one seeking retrospective seniority — and that order remains unchallenged, a High Court cannot issue directions to reconsider the same matter, as the unchallenged order attains finality. The proper remedy lies in assailing such order before the competent court, and delay in doing so may be condoned where the opposing party undertakes not to raise maintainability objections on that ground. This analysis is brought to you by casestatus.in, your resource for tracking Indian court proceedings and legal holdings.