Madras High Court Allows Appeals Against Dismissal of Writ Petitions Due to Hyper Technical Mistake in Nomenclature of Writ; Sets Aside Orders and Remands for Fresh Consideration. The court held that substance of prayer must be considered over form when petitioners sought quashing of termination and reinstatement but inadvertently used Mandamus instead of Certiorarified Mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India....
The writ appeals arose from the dismissal of W.P.Nos.11527 and 11525 of 2022 by a single judge of the Madras High Court. The appellants, V.Balraj and V.Prabudas, were employees of the Apparel Training...
