INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. vs STATE OF BIHAR & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in dismissing the appellant's writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution on preliminary grounds, stating that the dismissal of the special leave petition did not bar the appellant from seeking relief. The Court clarified that the non-speaking order of dismissal implied that the Supreme Court found it was not a fit case for special leave, but did not preclude the trial of identical issues in the High Court. The appeal was allowed, and the case was remanded to the High Court for disposal on merits.