A

PROJECT ON
WRIT OF MANDAMUS AND WRIT OF CERTIORARI:
A COMPARATIVE STUDY

SUBMITTED TO:
DR. KAUMUDHI CHALLA
FACULTY OF JUDICIAL REVIEW (CONSTITUTION GOVERNANCE)
SUBMITTED BY:
MELVEEN ABHISHEKH
ROLL NO. 67
9TH SEMESTER: B.A. L.L.B (HONS.)
DATE OF SUBMISSION 10TH OCTOBER 2014

HIDAYATULLAH NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY

RAIPUR (C.G)

CERTIFICATE OF DECLARATION
This is to certify and declare that the present study on the WRIT OF MANDAMUS
AND WRIT OF CERTIORARI: A COMPARATIVE STUDY is an original piece of research
work. However, references have been made at places where the help of different books, articles
and journals and web sources has been taken.
Thereby, this piece of research work is purely based on original research analysis and wholly
based on the secondary sources like judgments, commentaries, journals and even articles related
to the topic.
MELVEEN ABHISHEKH
SEM-IX
ROLL NO- 67

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I, Melveen Abhishek, feel myself highly elated, as it gives me tremendous
pleasure to come out with work on the topic WRIT OF MANDAMUS AND WRIT OF
CERTIORARI: A COMPARATIVE STUDY. Words fail to express my deep sense of glee to my
teacher, DR. KAUMUDHI CHALLA who enlightened me with his beautiful work on this topic. I
would like to thank him for guiding me in doing all sorts of researches, suggestions and having
discussions regarding my project topic by devoting his precious time. I thank H.N.L.U for
providing Internet facilities. And lastly I thank my friends and all those who have helped me in
the completion of this project.

THANKING YOU,
MELVEEN ABHISHEKH
SEMESTER-IX
ROLL NO-67

LIST OF CASES

Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137, 2 L. Ed. 60 (1803),

A.K.Kraipak v. Union of India (AIR 1970 SC 150)
University of Mysore v. Govinda Rao1965 AIR 491,
East India Commercial Co. Ltd v. Collector of Customs AIR 1957 Cal 606, 1957 CriLJ
1116
Icchu Devi v. Union of India,1980 AIR 1983
A.D.M. Jabalpur v. Shivakant Shukla 1976 AIR 1207, 1976 SCR 172
Devilal v. STO 1965 AIR 1150, 1965 SCR (1) 686
Basheshwar Nath v. Commissioner, Income Tax1959 AIR 149, 1959 SCR Supl. (1) 528
Daryao v. State of U.P. 1961 AIR 1457, 1962 SCR (1) 574
Jhumman Singh v. CBI 1995 (3) SCC 420. Also see M.C.Mehta v. Union of India, A.I.R
1987, SC 965
Bharat Coking Coal Co. v. Karam Chand Thapar 2003(1)SCC 6.
Surya Dev Rai v. Ram Chander Rai A.I.R 2003 SC 3044
Shiv Shakti Cooperative Housing Society, Nagpur v. M.S Swaraj Developers A.I.R 2003
SC 2434
Nilabati Behera V/S State of Orrisa 1993 2 SCC 746
Chavi Mehrotra v. Dir. Gen. Health Services 1995 Supp (3) SCC 434.
Gulam Sarvar v/s Union of India AIR 1967 SC 1335
P.N. Kumar V/S Municipal corporation of Delhi 1987, 4 SCC 609
Monghyr v. Keshav Prasad, A.I.R. 1962 S.C. 1694
Dr. Rai Shivendra Bahadur v, Governing Body of the Nalunda College, A.I.R. 1962 S.C.
1210
Praga Tools Corporation v. C.V. Imanual, A.l.R. 1969 S.C. 1306
and Sohanlal v. Union of India, A.I.R. 1957 S.C. 529: (1957) S.C.R. 738
Raman & Ramanv. State of Madras A.l.R. 1959 S.C. 694;
State of Assam v. Ajit Kumar, A.l.R. 1965 S.C. 1196.
Bhopal Sugar Industries v. I.T.O. AIR 1961 SC 182
Rampal v. State AIR 1981 Raj. 121
Jiwat Bai & Sons v. G.C. Batra. A.l.R. 1976 Delhi 310.
Prakaslt v. Principal, A.l.R. 1965 M.P. 217, 218
State of M P. v. G.C. Mandamir, A.l.R. 1954 S.C- 493.
State of U.P. v. Manbodhantal, A.I.R. 1957 S.C. 912; (I958) S.C.R. 533
Kalyan Singh v. State of U.P., A.I.R. 1962 S.C. IIS3
Guruswami v. State of Mysore, A.I.R. 1954 S.C. 592
Commr. of Police, Bombayv. Gordhandas Bhanji, A.I.R. 1952 S.C. 16: (1952) S.C.R.
135, 148; Bengal Immunity Co. Ltd. vd. State of Bihar, A.I.R. 1955 S.C. 661: (1955) 2
S.C.R. 603
Province of Bombay v/s KhushaldasAIR 1950 SC 22
4

Hari Vishnu v/s Ahmed Ishaque AIR 1955 SC 223 48

Umaji Keshao Meshram and Ors. Vs. Smt. Radhikabai and Anr, (1986) Supp. SCC 401
Chandrasekhar Singh & Ors. Vs. Siva Ram Singh & Ors (1979) 3 SCC 118
Baby Vs. Travancore Devaswom Board & Ors (1998) 8 SCC 310

LIST OF ACT/REPORT

91st Constitution Amendment Act, 2003

44th Constitution Amendment Act, 1978
Report of National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution.
The Government of India Act, 1858.
27th Constitution Amendment Act, 1971
Constitution of India

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................1
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .........................................................................................................3
PROBLEM/
ISSUE:- ............................................................................................................................3
RATIONALE:-............................................................................................................3
OBJECTIVE AND AIMS :-,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
4
REVIEW OF LITERATURE:-................................................................................................................4
HYPOTHESIS:-.......................................................................................................................5
NATURE, SOURCES & TYPE OF
STUDY.............................................................................5
LIMITATION:- ...........................................................................................................................6
CONTRIBUTION.........................................................................................................................6
CHAPTER II WRITS.................................................................................................................7
ORIGIN- UK, USA & INDIA:-............................................................................................................8
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND....................................................................................................10
REMEDIES OF JUDICIAL REVIEW :-WRITS...................................................................11
CONSTITUTIONAL
..14

PROVISIONS..........................................................................................

Powers of the Supreme Court................................................................................... 15

Powers of the High Courts ....................................................................................17
COMPARISON BETWEEN ARTICLE 32 AND ARTICLE 226.......................................................18
CHAPTER-III WRITS OF MANDAMUS....................................................................................
..27
DEFINITION OF MANDAMUS.......................................................................................27
MANDAMUS
..29

IN

INDIAN LAW

PRIOR TO THE

CONSTITUTION.........................................

CHAPTER-III WRITS OF CERTIORARI ............................................................................

.35
GROUNDS ON WHICH WRIT CAN BE ISSUED.............................................................................
.34
CONCLUSION & SUGGESTION.............................................................................................39
BIBLIOGRAPHY......................................................................................................40