Writ challenge to a show cause notice on Form-C was premature, as no final decision had yet been taken.

A writ petition challenging a mere show cause notice on a Form-C application was premature because the competent authority had not yet taken a final decision on the petitioner's reply. In the absence of a final rejection, there was no justiciable cause for judicial review under writ jurisdiction, and the petition was not entertained on merits. The matter was remitted to the statutory authority for an expeditious decision on the Form-C request, with reasons to be recorded if the request was refused.

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Issues: Whether the writ petition challenging the show cause notice for refusal of Form-C was premature and liable to be disposed of without adjudicating the petitioner's entitlement.

Analysis: The application for Form-C had not been finally rejected. The authority had only issued a show cause notice and had not yet decided the reply submitted by the petitioner. In such circumstances, the Court found that no final order was available for judicial review and that the dispute had not ripened into a justiciable cause for interference under writ jurisdiction.

Conclusion: The writ petition was premature and was not entertained on merits.

Final Conclusion: The matter was sent back to the statutory authority for an expeditious decision on the application for Form-C with a requirement to record reasons if the request was refused.

Ratio Decidendi: A writ petition against a mere show cause notice, before the competent authority has taken a final decision, is premature and ordinarily not fit for adjudication on merits.

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