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A writ of mandamus (/ m æ n ˈ d eɪ m ə s /; lit. ' 'we command' ') is a judicial remedy in the English and American common law system consisting of a court order that commands a government official or entity to perform an act it is legally required to perform as part of its official duties, or to refrain from performing an act the law forbids it from doing.
The term "Petition" as used in both of these regulations is restricted to those petitions which are directed at the executive or legislative branches of government, and does not include documents filed in a court of law, which are also referred to as "petitions", such as petitions for coram nobis, mandamus, habeas corpus, prohibition, and ...
A peremptory writ of mandamus (also peremptory writ of mandate or simply peremptory mandamus) is an absolute and unqualified writ (a formal written command) to the defendant to do the act in question. It is issued when the defendant defaults on, or fails to show sufficient cause in answer to, an alternative mandamus.
A petition is a request to do something, most commonly addressed to a government official or public entity. Petitions to a deity are a form of prayer called supplication . In the colloquial sense, a petition is a document addressed to an official and signed by numerous individuals.
Continuing mandamus, structural interdict, or structural injunction is a relief given by a court of law through a series of ongoing orders over a long period of time, directing an authority to do its duty or fulfill an obligation in general public interest, as and when a need arises over the duration a case lies with the court, with the court choosing not to dispose the case off in finality.
In those cases, the writ is no longer discretionary and the Court of Appeal must issue a full decision on the issue. [31] For example, a writ petition is the only way for a denial of a Public Records Act lawsuit to be appealed; [32] as such, the petition must be considered in its whole.
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In law in the United States a praecipe is a document that either (A) commands a defendant to appear and show cause why an act or thing should not be done; [6] or (B) requests the clerk of court to issue a writ and to specify its contents; though US Clerks are variously limited to handle minor precepts (typical status adjustments) in the name of ...