Article 227 in Constitution of India
227. Power of superintendence over all courts by the High Court
(1) Every High Court shall have superintendence over ... shall require the previous approval of the Governor. (4) Nothing in this article shall be deemed to confer on a High Court powers of superintendence
follows:
Thus, the law is that Article 227 of the Constitution of India gives the High Court the power of superintendence over all courts ... seeing that they obey the law. The powers under Article 227 are wide and can be used, to meet the ends of justice. They
opinion that once this Court holds
that a petition under Article 227 would lie, the
result would be as is evident from the above
petitions ... public
interest whereas Article 226 of the Constitution is
meant for protection of individual grievance.
Therefore, the power under Article 227 may be
unfettered
been conferred with certain specific powers by sub-Articles
(2) and (3) of Article 227 with which we are not concerned hereat. It
is well ... this judgment we have already pointed
out the distinction between Article 226 and Article 227 of the
Constitution and we need not reiterate the same
same
Chapter it will be clear that petitions under
Article 226 and those under Article 227 are
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treated differently. Both these Rules ... greater than its power under Article 226
and the power of interference under Article 227
of the Constitution is limited to ensure that
the tribunals
under
Article 226 of the Constitution. Clause (1) of Article 226 ,
which is relevant, is as under:
"(1) Notwithstanding anything in
article 32 every ... could not invoke its jurisdiction under
Article 226 , the court can certainly treat the petition one
under Article 227 or Section
hear and decide the same in exercise of its
power under Article 227 of the Constitution of
India?
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(iv) Whether all such revisions filed ... writ of
certiorari under Article 226 of the Constitution or
invoking the power of superintendence under Article 227
of the Constitution as against similar orders
that a petition under Section 482 Cr. P.C.
and under Article 227 of the Constitution of India would also be not maintainable ... power under Article 226 of the constitution. It
has been further laid down that power of interference under Article 227 of the Constitution
was limited
Tribunal, and, therefore, the filing of a petition under Article 227 of the
Constitution was misconceived and deserved dismissal and the High
Court ought ... High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution.
The supervisory jurisdiction conferred on the High Courts under
Article 227 of the Constitution is confined only
felt that the writ petitions
were under both the Articles, viz. Article 226
and Article 227 of the Constitution, as per
settled law, no party ... intra court appeal merely by referring to
the other Article i.e. Article 227 of the
Constitution, over and above Article 226 of the
Constitution
