R.Sakkarapani vs The State Of Tamil Nadu on 3 August, 2018
103. It is also true that this Court does not ordinarily in exercise
of its discretion to invoke writ jurisdiction in an election dispute, if an
alternative remedy is available. However, the judgment in
S.T.Muthusamy v. Natarajan, supra, has no manner of election since
the judgment arises in connection with the election to a panchayat.
There is a bar under Article 243O of the Constitution to interference by
Courts in electoral matters relating to panchayats.