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25. In Ganapathy Subramanian Vs. S.Ramalingam and others (2007) 7 MLJ 13, this Court has held that "only wrong decisions may not be a ground for the exercise of jurisdiction under Article 227 of the Constitution, unless wrong is referable to grave dereliction of duty and flagrant abuse of power by the subordinate Courts and Tribunals resulting in grave injustice to a party."

26. In Radhey Shyam and another Vs. Chhabinath and others (2009) 5 Supreme Court Cases 616, the Honourable Apex Court has held that "Under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, the High Court does not issue a writ of certiorari. Article 227 of the Constitution vests the High Courts with a power of superintendence which is to be very sparingly exercised to keep tribunals and courts within the bounds of their authority. Under Article 227, orders of both civil and criminal courts can be examined only in very exceptional cases when manifest miscarriage of justice has been occasioned. Such power, however, is not to be exercised to correct a mistake of fact and of law."