Can Courts issue mandamus to frame policy? Read this short explainer by the Supreme Court
“Judicial review of a policy decision and to issue mandamus to frame policy in a particular manner are absolutely different.”
Mandamus
COVID 19 a “lame excuse”: Here’s why SC refused to allow extra attempt for UPSC CSE to last attemptees
“What is being claimed and prayed for under the guise of Covid 19 pandemic is nothing but a lame excuse in taking additional attempt to participate in the Civil Service Examination 2021 to be held in future.”
HP HC | [Public Interest Litigation] Process of Court cannot be abused for oblique considerations by masked phantoms who monitor at times from behind
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Sandeep Sharma, JJ., while dismissing the present petition said, “The
Chh HC | Whether writ of mandamus be filed under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India directing the jurisdictional police to register an offence under S. 154(1) CrPC?
Chhattisgarh High Court: Sanjay K. Agrawal J. dismissed the petition based on settled position of law. The facts of the case are
Courts are duty bound to issue a writ of Mandamus for enforcement of a public duty: SC
Supreme Court: The bench of Indira Banjerjee and Indu Malhotra, JJ that the Courts are duty bound to issue a writ of
Jhar HC | Employee is entitled to superannuation pension only if he has rendered eligible service of ten years or more, before attaining the age of 58 years
Jharkhand High Court: A Division Bench of Aparesh Kumar Singh and Kailash Prasad Deo, JJ. was hearing a writ petition of mandamus
Utt HC | Art. 226 not ordinarily extends to issuing a mandamus to legislature to make a law; Writ dismissed as Election Commission has plenary power to adjudicate
Uttaranchal High Court: A writ petition was contemplated by Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ and Alok Kumar Verma, J. where the petitioner sought a
All HC | Divorced daughter entitled to get benefit of compassionate appointment under Dying-in-Harness Rules
Allahabad High Court: Rajesh Singh Chauhan, J. while allowing the writ petition issued a writ in the nature of mandamus so as to
Utt HC | “A decision passes sub-silentio, when a particular point of law involved is not perceived by the court”; Order set aside
Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJM and Alok Kumar Verma, J. dismissed a writ petition where the petitioner
Utt HC | Mandamus can’t be issued upon legislature to amend Schedule I of CrPC; Power of Magistrate to commit case to Sessions Court under S. 323 declared sufficient
Uttaranchal High Court: The instant writ petition was entertained by a Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, C.J. and Alok Kumar Verma, J.,
Utt HC | Petitioner declined police protection where efficacious and alternative remedy was available
Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Alok Singh and N.S. Dhanik, JJ. dismissed a writ petition filed by the 66-year-old petitioner,
Mad HC | Writ petition to enforce a contractual right of insurance claim against a private insurance company – maintainable, when action of the company has public law character
Madras High Court: Pushpa Sathyanaryana, J. while hearing a petition praying for mandamus against an insurance company, directed the said insurance company
SL CoA | Public authority vested with discretion cannot act in total disregard of the purpose for which such discretion is vested in it
Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: M.M.A. Gaffoor, J. allowed a land owner’s application seeking mandamus for
Pat HC | Prisoners Act: State government may grant parole only after receiving recommendation from the District Parole Board
Patna High Court: A Division Bench of Amreshwar Pratap Sahi, CJ and Anjana Mishra, J. denied dismissed a petition filed for consideration
SL CoA | Mere allotment of parking area by competent authority of Railways is a private affair; Held, mandamus lies to secure performance of a public duty
Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Mahinda Samayawardhena, J. entertained a writ petition where the petitioner sought,
Utt HC | Power conferred on the Supreme Court, under Article 142 to do complete justice, not available to High Courts under Article 226 of the Constitution
Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ramesh Ranganathan, CJ and N.S. Dhanik, J. entertained a PIL which sought mandamus to direct
All HC | ‘Bench Hunting’ deprecated by Court – Petition seeking same reliefs as sought in an earlier petition, which was dismissed as withdrawn, not maintainable
Allahabad High Court: The Bench of B. Amit Sthalekar and Piyush Agrawal, JJ., dismissed a civil writ petition, seeking certain reliefs on
Letters sent to the State to be decided first where assessee was unable to file the online quarterly returns
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Petitioner had filed this petition before a 2-Judge Bench of Ajay Kumar Mittal and Sudip Ahluwalia, JJ.,
Claim already raised before competent court not to be interfered by High Court especially when no ground for the same is found
Madhya Pradesh High Court: This writ was filed before a Single Judge Bench of Sheel Nagu, J., in nature of mandamus. The
Allahabad HC allows candidate barred for non-payment of fees to appear in UP Teacher Eligibility Test, 2018
Allahabad High Court: This petition was filed before a Single Judge Bench of Ajit Kumar, J. where an interim order in favour