Supreme Court today came down heavily on a Meghalaya High Court verdict staying certain provisions of the eligibility criteria for state Lokayukta. A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra partly set aside the High Court order on the Meghalaya Lokayukta Act, 2014 terming it impermissible and unacceptable in law. <br/><br/>Terming the suo motu cognizance taken by the High Court on the issue as unwarranted the bench noted that in the instant case the legislature has passed the legislation in its wisdom. It maintained that there was no challenge to the constitutional validity of the provisions of the Act. <br/><br/>The bench further said that the, suo motu petition was registered for giving effect to the Act by bringing the institutions into existence.This may be thought of in very rare circumstances, but in that arena also the Court cannot raise the issue relating to any particular provision and seek explanation in exercise of jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution, it added.