ARUNIMA BARUAH vs UNION OF INDIA .

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of suppression of facts in the context of access to justice, emphasizing that non-disclosure of a pending civil suit in a writ petition constitutes a serious breach of legal ethics. The Court held that such concealment undermines the integrity of judicial proceedings and can lead to dismissal of the writ petition, as seen in the case where the appellant failed to disclose her earlier civil suit while seeking relief through a writ. The Court upheld the High Court's decision to dismiss the writ petition due to the appellant's conduct, reinforcing the principle that parties must act with utmost transparency in legal proceedings.