Pleading and proof of unreasonableness or arbitrariness . The court cannot accept the statement of policy as to the unreasonableness or unconstitutionality of a rule and refuse to enforce the rule as it stands merely because in its view the standards are too high and for this reason the rule is unreasonable. [ Sonny.P.Jacob vs. Jilse George . 2000 (2) KLT 414. K.K.Usha & R.Rajendra Babu (J&J)]
Legal malice - Issuing successive notifications deliberately , appearing to be contrary to the specific provisions of the Act and Rules. The irresistible interference subsequent to the date of the RTA meeting is that the authorities somehow wanted to set at naught the whole exercise for reasons known to themselves. [ Achankunju vs State of Kerala. ILR 1996(1) Ker 144. M.M.Pareed Pillay (CJ) & P.Shanmugham (J)]