Writ interference at show cause notice stage is ordinarily unavailable; objections must be raised before the competent authority.

A writ petition ordinarily will not be entertained at the stage of a show cause notice, because the affected party is expected to raise objections before the competent authority in the pending proceedings. Where the challenge is directed only against the notice and no exceptional ground for writ interference is shown, the petition is not maintainable. On that basis, the challenge to the show cause notices was rejected, and the petitioners were left to pursue their legal objections before the authority.

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Issues: Whether a writ petition can be entertained to challenge a show cause notice.

Analysis: The petitions directly assailed show cause notices. The governing principle applied was that a writ court ordinarily does not interfere at the stage of issuance of a show cause notice, leaving the affected party to raise objections before the competent authority. Since the challenge was directed against notices and no exceptional ground warranting interference was shown, the petitions were not maintainable.

Conclusion: The challenge to the show cause notices was rejected and the petitions were dismissed.

Final Conclusion: The petitioners were left to pursue all legal objections before the competent authority in the pending proceedings.

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