Ms Sonali v. Union of India & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Retrieval terms: premature challenge to show cause notice; quashing show cause notice at threshold; writ jurisdiction not ordinarily exercised at show cause stage; want of jurisdiction; patent illegality; perversity on the face of the record; merits to be raised in reply before competent authority; show cause notice for non-qualification of requisite shorthand test; failure to fulfil essential condition of appointment; threatened termination of services; compassionate appointment; Scheduled Caste candidate; Stenographer; Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS); arbitrary and unreasonable notice; principles of natural justice; precedent relied on: Union of India v. Kunisetty Satyanarayana (2006) 12 SCC 28; Delhi High Court; Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Narula; W.P.(C) 1201/2026; CM APPL. 5894-5895/2026; decided 29.01.2026; dismissed with pending applications.
What did the court decide?
Unless the petitioner demonstrates that the authority issuing the show cause notice lacks jurisdiction, or that the notice suffers from patent illegality or perversity on the face of the record, ordinarily writ jurisdiction is not exercised at the show cause stage.