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What is a certiorari?

What is a certiorari? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (US, law) A grant of the right of an appeal to be heard by an appellate court where that court has discretion to choose which appeals it will hear.
  2. (Britain, law) A grant of review of a government action by a court with discretion to make such a review.
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In September 2004, the applicant filed an application in the High Court for the constitutional writs of certiorari and mandamus.
The applicant commenced proceedings in this Court for writs of mandamus, certiorari and injunctions.
Well, your Honour, the orders that are sought are writs of mandamus and certiorari in this matter.
If a lower court commits a factual or legal error, the Supreme Court will not grant a writ of certiorari simply to review that error.
But at page 253 Justice Sheller proposed an order making absolute the order nisi for certiorari.
Certainly, insofar as the order nisi seeks writs of mandamus and certiorari, it is outside of the time limit.

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