case the Court opined that the writ of mandamus can be issued when the government denies to itself a jurisdiction which it undoubtedly has under ... Supreme Court laid down the scope of mandamus. It stated that a writ of mandamus is not applicable against any private wrong
absolved the
Corporation from obligation to carry out the Writ of
Mandamus issued by the Single Judge.
Constitution of India : Art. 31-Bonus payable under ... Life
Insurance Corporation from its obligation to carry out the
writ of Mandamus issued by the High Court and (2) that the
right of Class
respondents to show cause as to why a writ in the nature of writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction ... writ in the nature of mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution The reason is that a writ of mandamus may be granted only
writ petition which was marked as
O.P. No.8879 of 1988 praying inter alia for issuance of a Writ of
Mandamus compelling the State ... MANDAMUS
14. Before adverting to the said question, we may notice the
background facts leading to the issuance of a writ of mandamus.
Admittedly
High Court
and Writ of Mandamus, issuance of--Whether the High Court
could issue a writ of mandamus to the Governor of the State
directing ... well-settled that a writ of mandamus is not a
writ of course or a writ of right, but is, as a rule, dis-
cretionary
event of a writ of
certiorari being granted, the Court should not issue a writ
of mandamus for the grant of licence since the grant ... that sometimes it is prudent to couple a
writ of certiorari with a writ of mandamus to control the
exercise of discretionary power. The following
hereby empowered and authorised to award and issue a writ or writs of Mandamus, Certiorari Procedendo, or Error, to be prepared in manner abovementioned ... authority. Clause 55 of the Charter refers to certain writs, namely, the writs of Mandamus, Certtorari Procedendo, or Error; and it has been contended that
Road, Madras 1. The prayer in these writ petitions is for the issue of a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents viz., the Municipal Corporation ... maintain the Writ Petitions.
26. The next question for consideration is whether the writ petitions for the issue of a writ of Mandamus have
Constitution of India, praying for the issue of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent to permit the petitioner to conduct the Cultural and Entertainment ... such writ petitions in the proper legal perspective with reference to the parameters on which the prayer for a Writ of Mandamus
India and issue a writ of mandamus and/or a writ in the nature of mandamus, order and direction directing the respondents to allow ... jurisdiction to issue a writ under Article 226 of the Constitution of India and especially a writ of mandamus. He strongly contended that both
