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CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY

DRAFTING PLEADING AND CONVEYANCING

Project Report on:

WRIT OF QUO WARRANTO

Submitted to: Dr. B.R.N. SHARMA

Submitted by: Anu!ut" V#r$#

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cr"ter"# t!#t $u+t e pre+ent ,or +uc! # 3r"t to e "++ue0J

. Do t!e Ar-u$ent+ 3"t!"n t!e Pet"t"on pro/"0e one or $ore e2!""t+ o,

proo, cont#"ne0 3"t!"n t!e Appen0"2 to t!e Pet"t"onJ


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.& W'it U#de' I#di/# Cou't$

'he ma(ers o" the )onstitution ha*e a+opte+ the ,nglish reme+ies in the

)onstitution un+er -rticles 32 an+ 226. 'here has een specicall0 ma+e pro*isions

in the )onstitution which empowers the upreme )ourt an+ igh )ourts to issuewrits in the nature o" aeas )orpus an+amus Prohiition uo arranto an+

)ertiorari. 'he "un+amental rights which are inalienale sacrosanct in nature an+

character which were concei*e+ in national an+ pulic interest coul+ e illusor0 i"

there is no constitutional machiner0 pro*i+e+ "or its en"orcement. 7nless such

constitutional reme+ies "or its en"orcement is not pro*i+e+ the rights guarantee+ 0

part 888 o" the )onstitution cannot e e*er implemente+ 0 the citi9ens. -rticle 32

containe+ in Part 888 is itsel" a "un+amental right gi*en to the person un+er the

)onstitution. imilarl0 -rticle 226 o" the )onstitution is con"erre+ on the igh )ourts

to eercise its prerogati*e writs which can e issue+ against an0 person or o+0 o"

person inclu+ing the go*ernment.% 'he +istinction etween the two reme+ies is *er0

negligile. 'he reme+0 un+er -rticle 32 is conne+ to en"orcement o" "un+amental

rights whereas -rticle 226 is a*ailale not onl0 against the en"orcement o"

"un+amental rights ut also "or an0 other purpose. 'hus the constitution pro*i+es

the +iscretionar0 reme+ies on the igh )ourt an+ the upreme )ourt. 8n the

asence o" the pro*isions o" such reme+ies no one can en"orce its rights gi*en. 'hus

where*er there is a right there must e a reme+0 "or it. 'hus it shoul+ satis"0 the

maim ;ui ne o" the principle ma(ers o" the constitution ?r. -me+(ar has gi*en the prime

importance to -rticle 32 among all other articles "rom the 8n+ian )onstitution. e

has re"erre+ that @8t is the *er0 soul o" the )onstitution an+ the *er0 heart o" it .A

8n ?e*ilal *. '> it has een mar(e+ that

@'here can e no +out that the Bun+amental Cights guarantee+ to the citi9ens are

a signicant "eature o" our )onstitution an+ the igh )ourts un+er -rticle 226 are

oun+ to protect these Bun+amental Cights.A

Dustice uarao in the case o" Easheshwar Fath *. )ommissioner 8ncome 'a

state+ that

@- large ma


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court to protect their rights an+ interests. Bun+amental rights are there"ore

transcen+ental in nature an+ create+ an+ enacte+ in national an+ pulic interest

an+ there"ore the0 cannot e wai*e+.A

8n ?ar0ao *. tate o" 7.P. it was hel+ that the right to otain a writ must equall0 e

a "un+amental right when a petitioner presents the case. 'hus it cannot merel0 econsi+ere+ as an in+i*i+ual=s right to mo*e the upreme )ourt ut it is also the +ut0

an+ responsiilit0 o" the upreme )ourt to protect the "un+amental rights.

Cole o" writs in a+ministrati*e actions

Fow as "ar as the role o" the writs is concerne+ let us go 0 illustration o*er the

cases on +iscretion. )on"erment o" +iscretionar0 powers has een accepte+ as

necessar0 phenomena o" mo+ern a+ministrati*e an+ constitutional machiner0. Gaw

ma(ing agenc0 legislates the law on an0 sunce the0 come into

eistence it ecomes the +ut0 o" the ,ecuti*e Io*ernment to regulate the powers

within limitations prescrie+ to achie*e the o


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or that the0 ma0 not appl0 their min+ to the "acts an+ circumstances o" the cases.

Eesi+es this aspect the0 ma0 act in +erogation o" "un+amental principles o" natural

nl0 such a +ecision will e

law"ul. 'he courts ha*e power to see that the ,ecuti*e acts law"ull0. 'he0 cannot

a*oi+ scrutin0 0 courts 0 "ailing to gi*e reasons. 8" the0 gi*e reasons an+ the0 are

not goo+ reasons the court can +irect them to reconsi+er the matter in the light o"

rele*ant matters though the propriet0 a+equac0 or satis"actor0 character o" these

reasons ma0 not e open to


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?irector respon+ent Fo. 2 herein 0 which the ser*ices o" the petitioner as an

emplo0ee o" the respon+entMcompan0 ha*e een terminate+.

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Gor+shipUs companion Du+ges.

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petitioner came to e relie*e+ o" his +uties the same +a0. - cop0 o" the impugne+

or+er is annee+ hereto an+ mar(e+ as ANNEXURE-1.

5. 'hat on a are rea+ing o" the impugne+ or+er it ecomes clear that the or+er has

een issue+ on the asis o" some allege+ miscon+uct on the part o" petitioner ut

no inquir0 un+er the rele*ant rules has een hel+ e"ore the passing o" the or+er.

6. 'hat the petitioner has not committe+ an0 act that coul+ e terme+ to e an act

constituting miscon+uct.

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GROUNDS

.1 'hat the petitioner eing a permanent emplo0ee o" the respon+entMcompan0 his

ser*ices coul+ not e terminating without hol+ing an enquir0 un+er the rules

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2& Co#(1u$io#

Bro#0% +t#te0* t!e 3uo 4/''/#to procee0"n- #,,or0+ # ju0"c"#% re$e0 3!"c! #n per+on*

3!o !o%0+ #n "n0epen0ent +u+t#nt"/e pu%"c o,,"ce or ,r#nc!"+e or %"ert* "+ c#%%e0 upon to +!o3

3!#t r"-!t !e !o%0+ t!e +#"0 o,,"ce* ,r#nc!"+e or %"ert* +o t!#t !"+ t"t%e to "t $# e 0u%0eter$"ne0* #n0 "n c#+e t!e ,"n0"n- "+ t!#t t!e !o%0er o, t!e o,,"ce !#+ not t"t%e* !e 3ou%0 e

ou+te0 ,ro$ t!#t o,,"ce ju0"c"#% or0er. In ot!er 3or0+* t!e proce0ure o, 3uo 4/''/#to -"/e+

t!e u0"c"#r # 3e#pon to contro% t!e E2ecut"/e ,ro$ $#4"n- #ppo"nt$ent to pu%"c o,,"ce

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T!e+e procee0"n-+ #%+o ten0 to protect t!e pu%"c ,ro$ u+urper+ o, pu%"c o,,"ce* 3!o $"-!t e

#%%o3e0 to cont"nue e"t!er 3"t! t!e conn"/#nce o, t!e E2ecut"/e or re#+on o, "t+ #p#t!. It

3"%%* t!u+* e +een t!#t e,ore # per+on c#n e,,ect"/e% c%#"$ # 3r"t o, 3uo 4/''/#to* !e !#+ to

+#t"+, t!e Court t!#t t!e o,,"ce "n 6ue+t"on "+ # pu%"c o,,"ce #n0 "+ !e%0 # u+urper 3"t!out%e-#% #ut!or"t* #n0 t!#t "ne/"t#% 3ou%0 %e#0 to t!e en6u"r #+ to 3!et!er t!e #ppo"nt$ent o,

t!e #%%e-e0 u+urper !#+ een $#0e "n #ccor0#nce 3"t! %#3 or not. It "+ #%+o ene,"c"#% to re,er to

t!e 0ec"+"on o, t!"+ Court "n G!u%#$


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appreciate that it is the duty of the Government to $ustify the appointment as such there is no

"rong in filing the "rit appeal.

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