Challenges to Unlawful Notifications

Government notifications, statutory rules, and executive orders (SROs, ordinances, regulations) are frequently challenged before the High Courts and the Supreme Court on the grounds that they are ultra vires the Constitution, in conflict with fundamental rights, or issued without lawful authority. Under Article 199 of the Constitution, the High Courts may quash such notifications if they are illegal or without jurisdiction. Our firm has a specialized practice in this area.

Challenges to notifications typically fall into several categories: notifications that violate fundamental rights under Articles 8–28; notifications issued by authorities without the delegated power to do so; notifications inconsistent with the parent statute; and notifications issued without following mandated procedural requirements. We carefully analyze each notification against these grounds.

The Supreme Court has established that delegated legislation can be struck down if it is manifestly arbitrary, unreasonable, or discriminatory. In several landmark cases, the Court has invalidated SROs that granted illegal tax exemptions, imposed irrational regulatory burdens, or circumvented parliamentary oversight. We represent affected businesses, trade associations, and citizen groups in challenging unlawful notifications.