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Whether merely writing letters or making representations would give a sufficient cause or ground to a party to seek condonation of delay? Del HC answers

Delhi High Court: Stating that mere writing of a letter of representation cannot furnish an adequate explanation for the delay, Jyoti Singh,

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Interference with Government Tenders makes the State and its citizens suffer twice. Courts should refrain from staying Government tenders even in case of total arbitrariness: SC 

Supreme Court: Explaining the scope of interference in matters relating to Government contracts and tenders, the bench of Hemant Gupta* and V.

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Chh HC | If the party is able to make out an exceptional case and the court finds irretrievable injustice would occur if writ jurisdiction is not invoked, High Courts do have the power to entertain the writ petition

Chhattisgarh High Court: Sam Koshy J. partly allowed the petition and partly disposed of the petition expressing no opinion on the termination

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P&H HC directs State to provide sports quota of 3% in Government Medical/Dental Colleges instead of 1% provided in policy decision. Such mandamus impermissible, holds SC

Supreme Court: Explaining the scope of writ jurisdiction, the bench of MR Shah* and BV Nagarathna, JJ has held that the State

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Sikk HC | Exercise of Writ Jurisdiction by the High Court when an efficacious, alternative remedy is available: a self imposed limitation

Sikkim High Court: Meenakshi Madan Rai, J., decided on a petition wherein the petitioner body established under the Sikkim Municipalities Act, 2007,

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Writ Jurisdiction and Arbitration — A Balancing Act

by Ajit Warrier†, Arundhati Srivastava†† and Sajal Mendiratta†††

Cite as: 2021 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 63

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Telangana HC | [Interference under Art. 226] Writ Jurisdiction of the High Court cannot be invoked for registration of FIR in cases where an effective remedy lies under the Code of Criminal Procedure

Telangana High Court: P. Naveen Rao J., while dismissing the present petition, reiterated that the scope of interference under Article 226 is

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HP HC | Court in exercise of its writ jurisdiction can interfere in the matters relating to election only if it subserves the progress of election and facilitates the completion thereof; petition dismissed

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J., while dismissing the present petition on lack of merits, said, “… election process has

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Read why Supreme Court refused to interfere with Chanda Kochhar’s termination as ICICI’s MD, CEO

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Sanjay Kishan Kaul, DInesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ has refused to interfere with the termination

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Kar HC | Whether delay and latches be put against a person who approaches the Writ Court under Article 226 of the Constitution? HC determines

Karnataka High Court: S. G. Pandit J., rejected the petition on the ground of delay and latches. The facts of the case

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Courts are duty bound to issue a writ of Mandamus for enforcement of a public duty: SC

Supreme Court: The bench of Indira Banjerjee and Indu Malhotra, JJ that the Courts are duty bound to issue a writ of

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Ori HC | Judicial review of administrative actions to be done only if it suffers from vice of illegality, Irrationality or Procedural Impropriety

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Mere existence of alternative remedy does not create a bar on High Court’s writ jurisdiction: SC

Supreme Court: In the case where the bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee, JJ was called upon to decide whether

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MP HC | ‘Crying foul to open a Pandora box in the name of fundamental rights, absurd’; order against convicts of Bhopal Gas Tragedy

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Subodh Abhyankar, J. dismissed a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by the

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Raj HC | No material irregularity if Permanent Lok Adalat call for any inference by the court in exercise of writ jurisdiction

Rajasthan High Court: Veerendr Singh Siradhana, J. dismissed the writ appeal on the ground that the assessment done for the crop production

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SL CoA | Prerogative writs not to be issued as a matter of routine or right; party entitled to relief not granted any, as Court’s discretion is subjective

Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: Mahinda Samayawardhena, J. contemplated an application which was contended to be

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P&H HC | Petition dismissed on the ground that no relief can be granted to a person coming to Court with unclean hands

Punjab and Haryana High Court: This petition was filed before the Bench of Rajiv Narain Raina, J., where allegation of submission of

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MP HC | High Court under writ jurisdiction doesn’t act as appellate body but examines only illegality in decision making process

Madhya Pradesh High Court: This petition was filed before the Bench of Prakash Shrivastava, J., under Article 226 of the Constitution where

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MP HC | Court refuses to exercise writ jurisdiction in light of alternate remedy of appeal before STAT

Madhya Pradesh High Court: An application filed before a Bench of Sheel Nagu, J., by petitioner for grant of permit for the

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Civil disputes between private parties relating to possession and title of immovable property not amenable to the writ jurisdiction

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Sanjeev Kumar, J., dismissed this writ petition, claiming relief by private parties,