Alternative Remedies No Longer Bar Writs Writ Jurisdiction in the Indian Constitution has been borrowed from the concept of prerogative writs under English Law and was vested in the Chartered High Courts prior to commencement of Constitution. The framers of the Constitution adopted the concept of writs and funnelled such powers to fruitfully enforce the fundamental rights... Read More
The Hon’ble Apex Court has observed that, mere recovery of the currency note and positive result of the phenolphthalein test not enough in the peculiar circumstances of the case, to establish guilt of the appellant on the basis of perfunctory nature of materials and prevaricating type of evidence. That the Charge must be proved beyond reasonable doubt.