Notice U/s. 148 notice and order on objections cannot be challenged by Writ Petition

Scope of Article 226 of the Constitution of India We need not reiterate the settled law on the scope and ambit of Article 226 of the Constitution of India. A Writ in exercise of the power under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is discretionary and extraordinary, that too, when a complete mechanism is provided under the statute, more so, a fiscal one. In a writ of certiorari, the Court is concerned with the decision making process adopted by an authority, rather than the decision itself. Such a writ cannot be issued to cure all the defects even assuming they are available on record. The...