Writ Petition U/A 32, 226 and 227 of the Constitution

A municipal officer demolishes a chawl shed in Mankhurd at dawn, with no notice and no hearing. The families cannot wait years for a civil suit to run its course. They need a court to look at the officer's act this month. The Constitution gives them a way: a petition straight to the High Court or the Supreme Court. How is such a petition drafted, and why does one article cover rights while another covers almost any illegality?

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A writ petition is a constitutional pleading: under Art.32 it goes to the Supreme Court for Part III rights only, under Art.226 to the High Court for Part III rights and any other purpose, and Art.227 gives the High Court supervisory control over subordinate courts and tribunals.

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