INJUCTION

  PROHIBITION  
Directed  against  any  party  in  the  action   Directed   against   a   court,   tribunal   or   person  
exercising  judicial  power  
Does  not  involve  jurisdiction  of  the  court   May   be   on   the   ground   that   the   court   against  
whom   the   writ   is   sought   acted   without   or   in  
excess  of  jurisdiction  
May  be  the  main  action  itself,  or  just  a   Always  a  main  action  
provisional  remedy  in    a  main  action   Note:   To   temporarily   restrain   a   proceeding   for  
prohibition,   preliminary   injunction   must   be   sought  
therein  
 
 
INJUNCTION   MANDAMUS  
Directed  against  a  party  in  the  action   Directed   against   a   court,   tribunal   or   person  
exercising  judicial  powers.  
Does  not  involve  jurisdiction  of  the  court   May  be  on  the  ground  that  the  court  against  
whom  the  writ  is  sought  acted  without  or  in  
excess  of  jurisdiction  and  unlawfully  neglects  the  
performance  of  an  act  which  the  law  specifically  
enjoins  as  duty  being  ministerial  in  nature  
May  be  the  main  action  itself,  or  just  a   Always  a  main  action  
provisional  remedy  in    a  main  action  
 
 
  CERTIORARI   PROHIBITION   MANDAMUS  
Purpose   Intended   to   correct   an   act   Intended   to   prevent   Intended   to   compel   the  
performed   by   the   the   commission   of   performance   of   an   acr  
respondents   carrying  out  of  an  act   desired  
Acts  sought  to  be   Extends   only   to   Extends   to   Extends   only   to  
controlled   discretionary  acts   discretionary   and   ministerial  acts  
ministerial  acts  
Respondent   Respondents  exercising   Respondents   Respondents  
judicial  or  quasi-­‐judicial   exercising   judicial   exercising   judicial  
functions   and/or   non-­‐judicial   and/or   non-­‐judicial  
functions   functions