Article 142 of Constitution of India empowers the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India to pass any decree or order necessary for doing “complete justice” in any matter pending before it. That on perusal of judgment passed by Supreme Court invoking Article 142(1) reveals that this power has been employed by the Supreme Court for two…
A writ of mandamus is a court order issued by a judge at a petitioner’s request compelling someone to execute a duty that they are legally obligated to complete. A writ can also be issued when the authority of a higher court is required to order a lower court or government agency to complete a duty to…
What is a Look-Out Circular, and who can issue and when can it be issued? Does LOC lead to arrest? Whether anticipatory bail can be granted by Competent Court even if LOC was issued? Look Out Circular or LOC is nowhere defined in Criminal Procedure Code, although, in common parlance, LOC means a document i.e….
