https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=103961 A writ of prohibition cannot be issued to stop a statutory appellate authority from performing lawful quasi-judicial functions unless it acts without jurisdiction, in breach of natural justice, under an unconstitutional law, or in violation of fundamental rights. The High Court's wide writ jurisdiction under article 226 does not extend to disabling a statutory authority from deciding pending appeals or transferring those matters to another forum merely because of external pressure. The writ petition seeking such relief was therefore not maintainable, and the appellate authority was entitled to continue exercising its statutory powers. en-us Fri, 01 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 15:29:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=103961 A writ of prohibition cannot be issued to stop a statutory appellate authority from performing lawful quasi-judicial functions unless it acts without jurisdiction, in breach of natural justice, under an unconstitutional law, or in violation of fundamental rights. The High Court's wide writ jurisdiction under article 226 does not extend to disabling a statutory authority from deciding pending appeals or transferring those matters to another forum merely because of external pressure. The writ petition seeking such relief was therefore not maintainable, and the appellate authority was entitled to continue exercising its statutory powers. Case-Laws VAT and Sales Tax Fri, 01 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=103961