Writ Petition

Sri Pubi Lombi vs State Of Arunachal Pradesh 2024 INSC 200 :: [2024] 3 S.C.R. 407 – Judicial Review Of Transfer Orders

Constitution of India, 1950; Article 226 – Service Law – Transfer Orders – The scope of judicial review is only available when there is a clear violation of statutory provision or the transfer is persuaded by malafide, non-observation of executive instructions does not confer a legally enforceable right to an employee holding a transferable post- …

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Can A Writ Petition Be Filed Against A Judicial Order Passed By A Criminal Court?

The Supreme Court in Radhey Shyam vs Chabbi Nath held that judicial orders of civil court are not amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. So if a judicial order is not appealable or revisable, one can only invoke the ‘supervisory jurisdiction’ of the High Court by filing a petition under Article 227 …

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Can We File A ‘Writ Petition’ Under Article 226 Or/And 227 To Challenge A Judicial Order Of Civil Court?

Overruling its earlier view in Surya Dev Rai vs. Ram Chander Rai, the Supreme Court (three judges bench) in Radhey Shyam vs. Chhabbi Nath, AIR 2015 SC 3269 :: (2015) 5 SCC 423., held that judicial orders of civil courts are not amenable to a writ of certiorari under Article 226. This judgment referred to observations …

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