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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
HARSH BUNGER
Krishna – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
HARSH BUNGER, J.
Petition herein is, inter alia, seeking a writ in the nature of Certiorari for quashing the Show Cause Notice dated 11.04.2025 (Annexure P-3) and 16.04.2025 (Annexure P-4) issued by the Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar.
2. At this stage, Mr. Harpreet Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, and Ms. Shreya Bublani, Advocate, appear on behalf of the respondent-State and respondent No.3 (Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar), respectively, in pursuance of the advance copies of paper book having already been supplied to them. The Memorandum of Appearance filed by Ms. Shreya Bublani, Advocate, in Court today is taken on record, subject to all just exceptions.
3. Learned counsel for respondent No.3 submits that the petitioner has concealed the material fact from this Court that she has already availed her remedy before Civil Court by way of filing a Civil Suit.
3.1 Learned counsel for respondent No.3 contends that the instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner against the Show Cause Notices dated 11.04.2025 (Annexure P-3) and 16.04.2025 (Annexure P-4) issued by the Municipal Corporation, Jalandhar, however, no writ petition is maintainable against the Sh
A show-cause notice does not constitute an infringement of rights, and a writ petition against it is typically premature unless jurisdictional issues are present.
Writ petitions against show cause notices are only entertained in cases of jurisdictional issues or violations of fundamental rights; otherwise, parties must respond to the notice and raise defenses.
Challenging a Show Cause Notice invoking a court's writ jurisdiction is premature and discouraged by the mandate of the law. A Show Cause Notice does not give rise to a cause of action unless there i....
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