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Article 226 | Writ Petition Against Show-Cause Notice Maintainable Only for Jurisdictional Illegality : MP HC Jabalpur
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|Madhya Pradesh High Court

Article 226 | Writ Petition Against Show-Cause Notice Maintainable Only for Jurisdictional Illegality : MP HC Jabalpur

The Madhya Pradesh High Court reaffirms that writ petitions under Article 226 challenging show-cause notices are maintainable only if there is a clear lack of jurisdiction or patent illegality. The ruling underscores that premature legal challenges to administrative notices waste judicial resources unless fundamental rights are directly infringed.