Writ Jurisdiction and Arbitration — A Balancing Act
by Ajit Warrier†, Arundhati Srivastava†† and Sajal Mendiratta†††
Cite as: 2021 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 63
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Telangana HC | [Interference under Art. 226] Writ Jurisdiction of the High Court cannot be invoked for registration of FIR in cases where an effective remedy lies under the Code of Criminal Procedure
Telangana High Court: P. Naveen Rao J., while dismissing the present petition, reiterated that the scope of interference under Article 226 is
HP HC | Court in exercise of its writ jurisdiction can interfere in the matters relating to election only if it subserves the progress of election and facilitates the completion thereof; petition dismissed
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J., while dismissing the present petition on lack of merits, said, “… election process has
Read why Supreme Court refused to interfere with Chanda Kochhar’s termination as ICICI’s MD, CEO
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul, DInesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ has refused to interfere with the termination
Kar HC | Whether delay and latches be put against a person who approaches the Writ Court under Article 226 of the Constitution? HC determines
Karnataka High Court: S. G. Pandit J., rejected the petition on the ground of delay and latches. The facts of the case
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
Ori HC | Judicial review of administrative actions to be done only if it suffers from vice of illegality, Irrationality or Procedural Impropriety
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Mere existence of alternative remedy does not create a bar on High Court’s writ jurisdiction: SC
Supreme Court: In the case where the bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee, JJ was called upon to decide whether
MP HC | ‘Crying foul to open a Pandora box in the name of fundamental rights, absurd’; order against convicts of Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Madhya Pradesh High Court: Subodh Abhyankar, J. dismissed a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by the
Raj HC | No material irregularity if Permanent Lok Adalat call for any inference by the court in exercise of writ jurisdiction
Rajasthan High Court: Veerendr Singh Siradhana, J. dismissed the writ appeal on the ground that the assessment done for the crop production
SL CoA | Prerogative writs not to be issued as a matter of routine or right; party entitled to relief not granted any, as Court’s discretion is subjective
Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Mahinda Samayawardhena, J. contemplated an application which was contended to be
P&H HC | Petition dismissed on the ground that no relief can be granted to a person coming to Court with unclean hands
Punjab and Haryana High Court: This petition was filed before the Bench of Rajiv Narain Raina, J., where allegation of submission of
MP HC | High Court under writ jurisdiction doesn’t act as appellate body but examines only illegality in decision making process
Madhya Pradesh High Court: This petition was filed before the Bench of Prakash Shrivastava, J., under Article 226 of the Constitution where
MP HC | Court refuses to exercise writ jurisdiction in light of alternate remedy of appeal before STAT
Madhya Pradesh High Court: An application filed before a Bench of Sheel Nagu, J., by petitioner for grant of permit for the
Civil disputes between private parties relating to possession and title of immovable property not amenable to the writ jurisdiction
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Sanjeev Kumar, J., dismissed this writ petition, claiming relief by private parties,
Discretionary order for condonation of delay passed by quasi-judicial powers cannot be interfered with in writ jurisdiction
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjeev Kumar, J., dismissed the current writ petition invoked for quashing
Court not to interfere in writ jurisdiction where civil proceedings are pending for the same subject matter
Punjab and Haryana High Court: A petition was filed before a Single Judge Bench of Tejinder Singh Dhindsa, J. wherein extraordinary jurisdiction
Writ petition cannot be used to control or scuttle the investigation of a criminal case
Karnataka High Court: A Single judge bench comprising of N.K. Sudhindrarao, J. while hearing a civil writ petition praying for quashing of
Challenge to Arbitrator’s award in a writ court not maintainable if statutory remedy under Section 34 of A&C Act not exhausted
Patna High Court: A Single judge bench comprising of Birendra Kumar, J. while hearing a civil writ petition against an Arbitrator’s order
Exercise of establishing facts before the civil courts cannot be bypassed by invoking writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution
Karnataka High Court: While passing the order in a writ petition filed under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution, a Single