FLECTION COMMISSION, INDIA vs SAKA VENKATA SUBBA RAOUNION OF INDIA-Intervener.

The Supreme Court held that the High Court's power to issue writs under Article 226 of the Constitution is limited to its territorial jurisdiction, meaning it cannot issue writs against authorities located outside its jurisdiction, such as the Election Commission based in New Delhi. The Court clarified that Articles 190(3) and 192(1) pertain only to disqualifications arising after election, and thus the Election Commission lacked jurisdiction to investigate the respondent's pre-election disqualification. Consequently, the High Court of Madras had no authority to issue a writ against the Election Commission, affirming the appeal under Article 132 of the Constitution.