Compensation in Writ Jurisdiction in India
A compilation of Supreme Court and High Court pronouncements Prepared: 22 August 2026 Prepared by: Manus AI Research status: Publicly accessible judgments and judgment repositories reviewed through the date above. This is a research compilation, not an exhaustive digest of every Indian decision. Legal notice. I am an AI, not a lawyer—what follows is a working legal research compilation, not formal legal advice. A qualified advocate should verify the current law, the exact report citation, limitation, maintainability, evidence, and the applicability of any authority before relying on or filing it. 1. Scope and short proposition Indian constitutional courts have evolved a public-law remedy of monetary compensation for an established and sufficiently grave violation of fundamental rights, principally Articles 21 and 22. The remedy is available in proceedings under Article 32 before the Supreme Court and Article 226 before a High Court. It is distinct from a private-law damages ...