writ of certiorari Archives

Right to avail legal remedy in Supreme Court cannot be denied; Delhi High Court grants parole to rape convict

The Delhi High Court granted four weeks parole to a rape convict and held that right of a citizen to avail a legal remedy in the final court of country cannot be denied.

Case Briefs High Courts

All HC | Can Executing Court’s order for enforcement of arbitral award be challenged under Art. 226? HC decides

Allahabad High Court: Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, J., held that, Section 36 of the 1996 Act makes the arbitral award capable of

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Rule 8 of Government Servants Dying in Harness Rules, 1974 does not include age as a factor of appointment; Court explains while allowing petition

Uttaranchal High Court: Lok Pal Singh, J., allowed a writ petition which was filed seeking for a writ of certiorari to quash

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | [Interference under Art. 226] A writ of certiorari can be issued only in exercise of supervisory jurisdiction which is different from appellate jurisdiction; HC reiterates

Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Dr Ravi Ranjan, CJ. and Sujit Narayan Prasad, J. while dismissing the present appeal, relied

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Court while exercising jurisdiction of judicial review, cannot examine sufficiency of reasons for satisfaction of competent authority in initiating disciplinary proceedings against delinquent employees

Patna High Court: In a petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution for issuance of a writ of certiorari, Birendra Kumar,

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | No coercive action during investigation against rape-accused where prima facie consent of complainant found

Uttaranchal High Court: Alok Kumar Verma, J., allowed a petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the impugned

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | S. 142(2) of Negotiable Instruments Amendment Act, 2015 — not ultra vires of Art. 14 of Constitution; Legislation can take away the basis of a Judgment

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of A.P. Sahi, CJ and Subramonium Prasad, J., while deciding a petition filed in regard to

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Principles of natural justice could not be put in a straight jacket formula so as to defeat the larger public interest

Patna High Court: Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J. dismissed the writ application on the grounds that the settled proposition of law was that

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Rape victim denied compensation in light of turning hostile during trial

Karnataka High Court: Alok Aradhe, J. dismissed a petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India with respect

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SL CoA | Decision of Inspector General of Police held within the powers vested in him; dismissal of petitioner on grounds of misconduct upheld

Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka: Application under Article 140 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka was

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | Karnataka Badminton Association directed to supply information as to whether it is a “Public Authority” under Right to Information Act

Karnataka High Court: Alok Aradhe, J. while disposing of this petition granted the petitioner the liberty to assail the order by which

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Error of law can be corrected by a writ but not an error of fact; held, the jurisdiction to issue a writ of certiorari is supervisory and not appellate

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, C.J. and Alok Kumar Verma, J. entertained a writ petition which was initially

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC | No ambit of writ of certiorari under Article 226 when there is neither procedural irregularity in conducting inquiry nor violation of natural justice

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S.K. Mishra and Dr A.K. Mishra, JJ., dismissed the writ petition against the judgment declining

Case Briefs High Courts

Utt HC | Before deciding to de-seal a closed unit, Environment Protection Board must satisfy itself that petitioner complied with necessary norms

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ. and N.S. Dhanik, J. entertained a petition seeking a writ of certiorari