https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463917 A writ court cannot examine the repugnancy or legislative competence of a State enactment, or grant relief by ignoring its provisions, unless the challenge is specifically pleaded and the affected party is put on notice. Here, the writ petition did not set out any clear constitutional attack on the State provisions or explain how they conflicted with the central enactment, and no notice on that issue was issued. The Supreme Court held that the High Court exceeded the permissible bounds of writ adjudication by directing implementation of the central law for local body elections without first adjudicating the validity of the State provisions on proper pleadings, and the writ petition was dismissed. en-us Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:03:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463917 A writ court cannot examine the repugnancy or legislative competence of a State enactment, or grant relief by ignoring its provisions, unless the challenge is specifically pleaded and the affected party is put on notice. Here, the writ petition did not set out any clear constitutional attack on the State provisions or explain how they conflicted with the central enactment, and no notice on that issue was issued. The Supreme Court held that the High Court exceeded the permissible bounds of writ adjudication by directing implementation of the central law for local body elections without first adjudicating the validity of the State provisions on proper pleadings, and the writ petition was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=463917