Reviewed case brief
Umakant Saran v State of Bihar
AIR 1973 SC 964
AIR 1973 SC 964 · Supreme Court of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1973
- Subjects
- Administrative Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Mandamus lies to compel a public authority to exercise a statutory discretion it has refused to exercise; it cannot direct the outcome of that discretion.
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Editorial source
AIR 1973 SC 964
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