4.6 Writ Procedure in High Court and Supreme Court

4.6.1 Filing the Writ Petition (including PIL)The petition under Art 144 (HC, within the province) or Art 133 (SC): the petitioner's locus — the rights-holder (FR violated or legal right without other effective remedy) — or the public-spirited petitioner (the PIL: the Pradip Kumar Agrawal seven-judge era's liberalised standing — Procedural Law-I, Semester 4), naming the respondents (the duty-holders), the facts, the violations, and the prayers (which writs, which orders). The five writs' choice-map: habeas corpus (detention), mandamus (public duty), certiorari (quash), prohibition (stop), quo warranto (office's title) — plus the "other appropriate order" that does complete justice.4.6.2 Show-Cause Notice and Stay OrderThe first-day orders: the show-cause notice to the respondents (answer the petition's allegations) — with or without the interim order (the stay family: status quo, suspension of the impugned action, interim release in habeas) to preserve the petition's subject-matter — the discretion's classic balance (prima facie case, irreparable injury, the public interest).4.6.3 Notice to the Respondent and Written ResponseThe respondents' written reply (the government's and bodies' answers through their officers — the pleading discipline mirrored; the record's completion), with the petitioner's rejoinder.4.6.4 WithdrawalThe petitioner's retreat: the grievance's satisfaction (the respondent's compliance), the mala fide's exposure, or the court's leave — the PIL withdrawal's stricter scrutiny (the public's case is not the petitioner's private property).4.6.5 Hearing and Final OrderThe…