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Bodies against whom certiorari will lie
Conditions to be satisfied for certiorari to lie against a judicial or quasi-judicial tribunal or authority
Conditions under which the order of certiorari may be granted
Condition to be satisfied for commencing an action by a writ of certiorari
Distinction between the appellate jurisdiction of the high court and its jurisdiction to award certiorari
Effect of failure of an applicant for an order for certiorari to serve the notice of the motion on the registrar of the inferior court and to exhibit verified copies of the record of proceedings, judgment and order sought to be quashed
Effect of failure to file a copy of the order at least seven days before the hearing of an application for certiorari
Effect of filing an application for certiorari after the six month period without an application for extension of time within which to apply for leave
Effect of filing an application for certiorari out of time
Effect of non-production of the proceedings sought to be quashed
Effect of quashing a decision by certiorari
Errors which the remedy of certiorari is available to correct or quash
General purpose of the order of certiorari
Grounds upon which an application for certiorari may be founded
Grounds upon which an order of certiorari may be granted
Historical evolution of certiorari
How the relief for certiorari should be couched
Instances when certiorari will lie
Meaning and nature of the writ of certiorari
Meaning of certiorari
Meaning of the judicial review procedure of certiorari
Nature and scope of the writ of certiorari
Nature of error of law that will warrant the grant of certiorari
Nature of errors that certiorari is available to quash
Nature of the duty of an applicant for certiorari
Nature of the remedy of certiorari
Need for a consolidated application for certiorari to set out specifically the particular orders sought to be quashed
On what constitutes jurisdictional error to warrant certiorari
Period within which to bring an application for an order of certiorari
Persons who can apply for an order of certiorari
Preconditions for the grant of certiorari
Principles governing the issue of an order of certiorari
Rules for prosecuting certiorari proceedings
Scope and ambit of certiorari
Situations in which certiorari will lie
Status of the state in a certiorari proceedings
The basis for the grant of an order of certiorari
The nature and ambit of the order of certiocrari
The other context within which the Supreme Court will find reason to quash a decision where the court has jurisdiction
The position of the law on certiorari
The principle that an order of certiorari would lie to quash proceedings given in the absence of jurisdiction
The principle that certiorari is a discretionary remedy
The principle that certiorari will lie where it is established that there was a breach of the rules of natural justice
The principle that one of the conditions for certiorari is a contest inter parties over a right
The principle that the grant of the remedy of certiorari is discretionary
The purport of the order of certiorari
The purpose for which certiorari should be granted
The purpose of the order of certiorari
The questions to be considered in an application for certiorari
The rule that certiorari only lies against bodies who have a duty to act judicially
The rule that certiorari will lie where an administrative body usurps a judicial function
The rule that the proceedings or judgment to be quashed by certiorari must be placed before the court, or a sufficient explanation be given for failure to do so
The rule that there must always be a record of the order sought to be quashed by an order of certiorari
The rule that where an order of certiorari is sought, a copy of the proceedings, order, or any other matter sought to be quashed, verified by affidavit, must be lodged in the High Court before the commencement of the proceedings
What an applicant for certiorari must establish to succeed
What an applicant for the order of certiorari must prove
What an application for certiorari must disclose
What an application for the order of certiorari should contain
What an order of certiorari connotes
What a writ of certiorari entails
When certiorari will be granted
When certiorari will lie
When certiorari will lie to quash the decision of a court
When certiorari will not lie
Where an alternative remedy other than certiorari exists, a supervising court may refuse to grant the order
Whether a certiorari application can be brought to quash a charge that is not subsisting
Whether a charge that a court has improperly misconceived a point of law or misdirected itself constitutes sufficient ground for the grant of certiorari
Whether a decision given in breach of the audi alteram partem rule will be quashed by an order of certiorari
Whether a decision reached in breach of the audi alteram partem rule is reviewable by certiorari
Whether a High Court exceeding its jurisdiction is a ground for a successful application for certiorari
Whether a judgment can be set aside by way of certiorari at any time because it is a nullity
Whether a legislative or executive act is subject to the controlling jurisdiction of the writ of certiorari
Whether an applicant for certiorari must exhibit the record of proceedings of the inferior court to his application at the time of filing
Whether an applicant who has invoked the jurisdiction of the High Court and who has not objected to the jurisdiction of the High Court is entitled to a certiorari order
Whether an application for certiorari can be filed out of time where nullity is alleged
Whether an application for certiorari must be brought within six months
Whether an application for certiorari must be made in accordance with the rules of procedure
Whether an application for certiorari must relate to a single order
Whether an application for certiorari on the ground of breach of the rules of natural justice will be refused on the ground that there are alternative statutory remedies
Whether an application for certiorari quashing the "orders" of the court can be made
Whether an application for extension of time must be made where an application for certiorari is filed out of time
Whether an application for judicial review in the nature of Certiorari is different from a Writ of Summons
Whether an application for stay of proceedings is necessary where an order of certiorari is sought
Whether an error made within jurisdiction is a basis for the invocation of certiorari
Whether an extension of time to grant an order of certiorari will be granted where there was a breach of natural justice
Whether an instance of miscarriage of justice is relevant in an application for certiorari
Whether an order of certiorari is the appropriate procedure for a party to employ in challenging his retirement
Whether an order of certiorari is the appropriate procedure for challenging the validity of a statute or a document in need of construction
Whether an order of certiorari will be granted where the judgment to be set aside is not exhibited in the supporting affidavit
Whether an order of certiorari will issue where an inferior court or tribunal has jurisdiction but committed an error of law
Whether an order of certiorari will lie in respect of executive or administrative acts
Whether an order of certiorari will lie where the proceedings before an inferior tribunal are, on the face of the record, regular
Whether any person aggrieved can institute certiorari proceedings
Whether a party must have participated fully and cooperated in proceedings before he can successfully maintain an action for certiorari
Whether a relief for injunction can be sought together with an order of certiorari
Whether a ruling calling upon the accused to enter into their defence cannot be a ground for certiorari where the accused made a submission of no case on the ground of lack of jurisdiction
Whether a wrong decision of the High Court will, in itself, give rise to the grant of certiorari
Whether a wrong heading of the application for an order of certiorari affects the application
Whether certiorari can be applied to administrative bodies
Whether certiorari can lie against a traditional council
Whether certiorari can lie against the destoolment of a chief
Whether certiorari can lie side by side with an existing appeal
Whether certiorari can lie where a finding or decision of one body has been confirmed by a superior authority
Whether certiorari concerns itself with the merits
Whether certiorari is a remedy for breach of contract
Whether certiorari is available to an employee whose employment was terminated
Whether certiorari is available where a master summarily dismissed or terminated a servant’s employment
Whether certiorari is granted pending the determination of an action in court
Whether certiorari is the appropriate remedy where a student alleges wrongful dismissal on the ground that the Vice-Chancellor did not set up any proper committee of enquiry to investigate them
Whether certiorari is the appropriate remedy where dismissal or termination is alleged to be wrongful
Whether certiorari is the appropriate remedy where the court had jurisdiction to hear the matter
Whether certiorari lies only for error on the face of the record
Whether certiorari lies only to review and quash a decision taken in the absence of initial jurisdiction
Whether certiorari lies where the court is within its jurisdiction
Whether certiorari proceedings can be instituted in the proceedings sought to be quashed or in the proceedings the order sought to be quashed was made
Whether certiorari should be granted against a public officer whose conduct was to ensure compliance of the law
Whether certiorari, though discretionary, must be granted where strong circumstances do not exist to prevent the grant
Whether certiorari will be granted in a case of lack of jurisdiction
Whether certiorari will be granted where a magistrate makes an order for a case to be stated in respect of a vacated and non-existent assessment
Whether certiorari will be granted where objection as to jurisdiction of the inferior court was not taken at the trial
Whether certiorari will be granted where there is an alternative remedy open to the applicant
Whether certiorari will issue as the cloak of an appeal in disguise
Whether certiorari will lie against a complaint of improper exercise of discretionary jurisdiction
Whether certiorari will lie against a finding not supported by evidence
Whether certiorari will lie against a mistake of law which is not apparent on the record
Whether certiorari will lie against an error not apparent on the face of the record
Whether certiorari will lie against a private arbitral body
Whether certiorari will lie against a proceedings for insufficient or inadmissible evidence
Whether certiorari will lie against wrongful admissions of evidence
Whether certiorari will lie for latent errors
Whether certiorari will lie for wrongful assumption of jurisdiction
Whether certiorari will lie in cases where a court has exceeded its jurisdiction
Whether certiorari will lie on the ground of admission of inadmissible evidence
Whether certiorari will lie to quash a decision where the judge committed a non-jurisdictional error not apparent on the face of the record
Whether certiorari will lie to quash an oral order
Whether certiorari will lie to quash the decision of Okyeman body
Whether certiorari will lie to quash the proceedings of a Traditional Council which descended into the arena of conflict
Whether certiorari will lie where a body acted ultra vires
Whether certiorari will lie where a court acted without or in excess of jurisdiction even where by legislation, certiorari proceedings are not permitted
Whether certiorari will lie where a court dismissed an application as being premature at that stage of the proceedings
Whether certiorari will lie where a decision on a collateral fact is erroneous
Whether certiorari will lie where a judge fails to exercise a discretion or exercises it wrongfully
Whether certiorari will lie where a party fails to object to a proceeding in an inappropriate forum
Whether certiorari will lie where the applicant takes fresh steps after knowledge of the irregularity
Whether certiorari will lie where the High Court acts within jurisdiction but commits an error
Whether certiorari will lie where the High Court refuses to defreeze accounts after the lapse of one year
Whether certiorari will lie where the proceedings are regular but the trial court reached a wrong conclusion
Whether certiorari will lie where the right of fair hearing has been breached
Whether certiorari will lie where the tribunal wrongly considered irrelevant or extraneous matters
Whether entries made in or deletions from the National Register of Chiefs are amenable to an order of certiorari
Whether failure to attach a proceeding sought to be quashed, vide certiorari procedure renders the application incompetent
Whether failure to exhibit a copy of the order sought to be quashed is fatal to a certiorari application
Whether failure to exhibit the ruling is fatal to an application for certiorari
Whether failure to raise an objection to a proceeding in an inappropriate forum disentitles an applicant to the remedy of certiorari
Whether formal or accidental errors on the face of the proceedings afford a ground for certiorari
Whether, in certiorari proceedings, the court can look only at the material that was put before the court below in determining whether there was an error on the face of the record or not
Whether or an application can be brought for an order of certiorari after the expiration of the six month period
Whether or not an applicant for an order of certiorari would obtain the order of certiorari ex debito justitiae even on the ground of want or excess of jurisdiction
Whether or not an applicant for certiorari must show that some legal right of his is at stake
Whether or not an error of law made by a judicial committee is amenable to certiorari
Whether the court can make another order in place of the order quashed by certiorari
Whether the court should examine the conduct of the parties in an application for certiorari
Whether the discretionary power of an inferior tribunal can be interfered with by certiorari
Whether the duty to maintain a register and insertion of the names of chiefs in the national register of chiefs is amenable to the remedy of certiorari
Whether the High Court can consider a certiorari application as an appeal
Whether the jurisdiction to quash for error of law on the face of the record is an appellate jurisdiction
Whether the making of further orders following certiorari proceedings is mandatory
Whether the remedy of certiorari is prejudiced by the incidence of nullity of the proceedings sought to be quashed
Whether the remedy of certiorari will be refused where the applicant has a remedy other than certiorari open to him
Whether the removal of a person's name from the national register of chiefs is amenable to certiorari
Whether the rules relating to locus standi apply in certiorari proceedings
Whether the time for bringing a certiorari application should be computed from the time the applicant became aware of the proceedings sought to be quashed
Whether time limitations apply where the decision sought to be quashed is a nullity
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