Supreme Court of India

Prabodh Verma and Others, Etc. v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Others, Etc.

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Reported as [1985] 1 S.C.R. 216

Decided 27 July 1984

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons mentioned above, we allow these appeals, reverse the judgments apealed against and set aside the orders, under appeal, and allow these Writ petitions and make the rule issued in each of the absolute.

Judgment, page 50

From the headnote

Constitution of India-Arts. 32 and 226-Writ of certiorari-Nature of -Writ of certiorari cannot he issued for declaring an Act or Ordinance as unconstitutional and void-Can only be issued to direct iliferior courts, tribu- " na/.ii· or authorities to transmit to court the record of proceedings pending therein for scrutiny and, if necessary, for quashing the same. Advocates Act, 1961-Professional conduct-Duty of an advocate 10 '· client and, to court- What it. Uttar Pradesh Hi'gh Schools and Intermediate Colleges (Reserve Pool Teachers) Ordinance, 1978 (U.P. Ordinance No. 10of1978) and Uttar

Authorities it was built on

1962 Udit Narain Singh Malpaharia v. Additional Member, Board of Revenue, Bihar cited by 22

Where later benches applied it

2014 Census Commissioner & Others v. R. Krishnamurthy relied on
2024 Krishnadatt Awasthy v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. referred to
2021 Ajay Kumar Shukla and Others v. Arvind Rai and Others referred to
2015 Poonam v. State of U.P. & Ors. referred to
2014 H.C. Kulwant Singh & Ors. v. H.C. Daya Ram & Ors. referred to

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