certiorari and that writ is not available against the High Court. Quo Warranto : To inquire into the legality of a person's claim ... Court of Nagpur observed that “In proceedings for a writ of quo-warranto, the applicant does not seek to enforce any right
INFO :
F 1980 SC2141 (17)
F 1990 SC1402 (32)
ACT:
Writs-Quo Warranto, Scope of-Appointment of Reader by Board
of Appointments of Mysore University ... information in the nature of a quo warranto took the
place of the obsolete writ of quo warranto which lay against
a person who claimed
maintainable in service matters.
Writ of Quo Warranto
10) Writ of quo warranto lies only when appointment is
contrary to a statutory provision. In High ... writ of quo warranto. The jurisdiction
of the High Court to issue a writ of quo warranto is a
limited one. While issuing such
writs, including writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari, or any of them,- (a) for the enforcement
words "writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari, or any of them" and ending with the words "such illegality ... substituted, namely:- "writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari, or any of them, for the enforcement
Court may be pleased to
a. Issue a writ of Quo Warranto directing the 6th Respondent
to vacate the office of the Adhyaksha, Zilla Panchayat ... information in the nature of a quo warranto
took the place of the obsolete writ of quo warranto
which lay against a person who claimed
exceed the limits of
quo warranto which is impermissible. The basic purpose of
a writ of quo warranto is to confer jurisdiction on the
constitutional ... court to issue a
writ of quo warranto. When a writ of quo warranto is filed,
it is the obligation of the relator to satisfy
function as such. They seek directions in the
nature of quo warranto against her.
The provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 , that ... petition
for the issuance of a writ in the nature of quo warranto to one K.P.
Tewari, who had been appointed as a Minister
said public office and further issuing a writ of quo warranto ousting him from the office of the Managing Director of the Board, urging various ... contention that no quo warranto could be issued when a post is held at pleasure, no quo warranto which could be defeated by the mere
curable irregularity, a writ of quo
warranto be not issued since issuing of writ of quo warranto is within the
discretion of the Court. Learned ... nature of the writ of quo warranto, Gajendragadkar,J. has
stated thus: -
“Broadly stated, the quo warranto proceeding affords a judicial
enquiry in which
