Delimitation orders published under the Act have force of law and are immune from court challenge under Article 329(a).

A delimitation notification published under the Delimitation Commission Act, 1962 is treated as law made under Article 327 because the Commission's orders are final, published after objections are considered, and acquire the force of law under Section 10. The publication of the delimitation orders therefore converts them from administrative directions into binding legal instruments that supersede inconsistent electoral law. On that basis, Article 329(a) bars any court from questioning their validity, so a challenge to such a notification is not maintainable.

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Issues: Whether the delimitation notification issued under the Delimitation Commission Act, 1962 was a law made under Article 327 of the Constitution and, therefore, immune from challenge in court under Article 329(a).

Analysis: Article 327 empowers Parliament to make law on matters connected with elections, including the delimitation of constituencies. Although Article 82 contemplates readjustment after each census, the statutory scheme of the Delimitation Commission Act, 1962 shows that the Commission is constituted to make binding determinations on the allocation of seats and delimitation of constituencies on the basis of the latest census figures. Sections 8 and 9 require the Commission to determine and publish the relevant orders after considering objections and suggestions, and Section 10 provides that upon publication such orders have the force of law and supersede inconsistent provisions of the earlier electoral law. The publication of the orders thus gives them the character of law made under Article 327 rather than a mere administrative direction. Once so treated, Article 329(a) bars the validity of such law from being called in question in any court.

Conclusion: The challenge to the delimitation notification was not maintainable, and the dismissal of the writ petition was .

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