No 'criminal writ petition' under Constitution; register such matters as 'writ petitions': Rajasthan HC

The Court issued a directive to its registry to discontinue the practice of registering matters as 'criminal writ petitions'.
Rajasthan High court
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The Rajasthan High Court recently ruled that there is no concept of a "criminal writ petition" under the Constitution of India and writ petitions filed in relation to criminal matters cannot be registered by the court registry under the separate nomenclature of a 'criminal writ petition.

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