Second writ petition on identical facts is non-maintainable where the governing rule bars a fresh application.

A second writ petition founded on the same core facts and identical issues as an earlier petition was barred by the applicable court rule prohibiting a fresh application on identical facts. As the subsequent petition repeated the earlier challenge, it could not be entertained. The writ was dismissed at the threshold for non-maintainability.

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Issues: (i) Whether a second writ petition on the same facts was maintainable.

Issue (i): Whether a second writ petition on the same facts was maintainable.

Analysis: The petition was filed on the same core facts as an earlier writ petition already instituted by the petitioner. The governing court rule prohibits a second application on the same facts after rejection of the earlier application. Since the core issues were identical, the subsequent writ could not be entertained.

Conclusion: The second writ petition was not maintainable.

Final Conclusion: The writ petition was dismissed at the threshold because a second petition on the same facts was impermissible.

Ratio Decidendi: A second writ petition founded on the same facts and core issues as an earlier petition is not maintainable where the applicable court rule bars a fresh application on identical facts.

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