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Writ petition against administrative authority cannot be dismissed as ‘non-maintainable’ merely on ground of existence of alternative remedy: Kerala HC

There is a difference between entertainability and maintainability of a writ petition. Powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India can be exercised in restricted circumstances and within well-defined parameters, even if there exists an alternate remedy.

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Supreme Court | Regulation 153(15) of Kerala Electricity Supply Code, 2014 inconsistent with the provision of Section 126 of Electricity Act, 2003, hence invalid

Rules or regulation cannot be made to supplant the provisions of the enabling Act, but to supplement it. What is permitted is the delegation of ancillary or subordinating legislative functions, or what is fictionally called, a power to fill up details.