Cwp - meaning

prashant1314 (Querist) 20 September 2011 This query is : Resolved
Dear Experts,

1) Could you please eaxplain me what is meaning of CWP?

2) What is mean by Civil Writ Petition

Thanks in advance?

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ajay sethi (Expert) 20 September 2011
Writ implies Power of the High Courts and the Supreme Court to give authoritative directions to any Public Authority, or to private persons, to do something or refrain from doing something.

Petition means the making of Complaint to appropriate Court of law.

ajay sethi (Expert) 20 September 2011
Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Mohammed Hanif versus State of Assam (1969) 2 SCC 782- The Court said- In a proceeding under Article 226, the High Court is not concerned merely with the determination of private rights of the parties; the only object of such a proceeding under Article 226 is to ensure that law of the land is implicitly obeyed and that various authorities and tribunals act within the limits of their respective jurisdiction.