Constitution of India, Article 32 – Writ of certiorari – Whether an order passed by the High Court on original side in the proceedings before it could be challenged under Article 32 of the Constitution for enforcement of fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 19(1)(a), (d) and (g) of the Constitution of India. Having regard to the fact that the impugned order has been passed by a superior court of record in the exercise of its inherent powers, the question about the existence of the said jurisdiction as well as the validity or propriety of the order cannot be raised in writ proceedings taken out by the petitioners for the issue of a writ of certiorari under Article 32. It has further been held that since the order was passed in the proceedings pending before the High Court, the correctness of the impugned order could be challenged only by appeal and not by writ proceedings. It has been further held that, having regard to the fact that the order had been passed by a superior court of record in the exercise of its inherent powers, the question about the existence of the said jurisdiction as well as the validity or propriety of the order could not be raised in writ proceedings taken out by the petitioners for the issue of a writ of certiorari under Article 32.
Naresh Shridhar Mirajkar v. State of Maharashtra and Anr., (1966) 3 SCR 744
