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Ultimately, it must be left to the competent authority to manage its board and prioritize matters based on an assessment of the facts of each case, the Court held.
Only those decisions having a public element can be reviewed by High Courts in exercise of its writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court recently held.
The Court said that an Industrial Tribunal exercises powers similar to the jurisdiction of a civil court and its orders can only be challenged before the High Court by way of a writ petition under Article 227.
The court was hearing a cluster of petitions challenging and praying for setting aside of notifications of ward formations in local body elections.
While dismissing a plea alleging racism and harassment by a French newspaper, Justice Yashwant Varma observed that news agencies and papers cannot be viewed as performing a public function.