https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171862 Locus standi under Article 226 may exist where a petitioner represents a legally recognised or trustee-like interest and is prejudicially affected. Under the Panchayat Samithis and Zilla Parishads Act, the Panchayat Samithi's statutory power to establish and maintain Primary Health Centres cannot be reduced to a merely recommendatory role by rules. An order cancelling a Panchayat Samithi resolution must be treated according to its true character and cannot be reviewed under a provision confined to orders made under that provision. Mandatory opportunities to explain and notice to affected village representatives must be given; rules cannot override these statutory safeguards. Writ relief may nevertheless be withheld where quashing the impugned order would restore an illegal position. en-us Mon, 11 Oct 1965 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 18:06:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171862 Locus standi under Article 226 may exist where a petitioner represents a legally recognised or trustee-like interest and is prejudicially affected. Under the Panchayat Samithis and Zilla Parishads Act, the Panchayat Samithi's statutory power to establish and maintain Primary Health Centres cannot be reduced to a merely recommendatory role by rules. An order cancelling a Panchayat Samithi resolution must be treated according to its true character and cannot be reviewed under a provision confined to orders made under that provision. Mandatory opportunities to explain and notice to affected village representatives must be given; rules cannot override these statutory safeguards. Writ relief may nevertheless be withheld where quashing the impugned order would restore an illegal position. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 11 Oct 1965 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171862