Mandamus
مینڈیمس
Constitutional
Mandamus is, in practice, the name given to an order under Article 199(1)(a)(i) directing a person performing functions for the Federation, a Province or a local authority to do anything he is required by law to do.
What does Mandamus mean in plain words?
The Article says a High Court may, on the application of an aggrieved party and if no other adequate remedy exists, direct such a person to do anything he is required by law to do (or to refrain from anything the law does not permit). The Constitution does not use the word mandamus.
When will I hear Mandamus?
The court directed the department to do what the law required it to do, which was to pay the retired clerk his pension.
Which law covers Mandamus?
Article 199, Constitution of Pakistan 1973