JUDICIAL REVIEW 

Power of judicial review when can be exercised - Matters to be considered. [State of Kerala v. Rajan, 2000 (1) KLT 264.  P.A. mohammed & M.R. Hariharan Nair (JJ)]

It is not the function of this Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution to re-appreciate the evidence and examine whether the appreciation of evidence made by the Enquiry Officer is correct or not.  The Enquiry Officer has given reasons for his conclusions and the reasons so stated cannot be stated to be perverse or no reason at all so as to hold that there is no material for holding that the petitioner is not guilty of the charges which were found by the enquiry officer to have bee proved. [Rajendra Pai v. Canara Bank, 1988 (2) KLT 624, Shamsuddin (J)]

Judicial Review - Order by the Committee formed by Government after considering matters.  Judical Review sceope - Matter to be taken into account.  [Geetha Timber v. State of Kerala, AIR 1991 (Ker) 350 = 1990 (1) KLT 402 = 1990 (1) KLJ 538 = 1990 (2) ILR 548 (DB), Malimath (CJ), Viswanatha Iyer & K.A. Nayar (JJ)]

1 lternate remedy - Judicial review - Court cannot encroach over the power of Selection Boards which have specialised knowledge of relevant criteria and substitute its own views and opinions - Alternate remedy available under the Art Act, 1950 . [ Maj. Danapalan vs. Union of India. 2001 (3) KLT 752. Dated 13th September, 2001. M.R.Hariharan Nair (J)]

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