Indian courts grant writs of different natures for the protection of fundamental rights and ensuring justice. A writ cannot be issued by a court subordinate or lower to the High Court. The five major types of writs that are issued by Indian courts are as given in the Constitution of India,...
Drawing upon previously unexplored archives at the Supreme Court of India, this dissertation examines significant constitutional challenges by citizens against new transformative state initiatives to map how the constitution emerged as a field of politics that came to dominate, structure, frame a...
doi:10.2139/ssrn.3508305Constitution of IndiaPowers of Supreme CourtParliament may by law confer on the Supreme Court power to issue directions, orders or writs, including writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibitSocial Science Electronic Publishing...