Editing Mandamus (section)

==Legal requirements==
The party requesting a writ of mandamus to be enforced should be able to show that they have a legal right to compel the [[respondent]] to do or refrain from doing the specific act. The duty sought to be enforced must have two qualities:<ref name="Mandamus rules">{{cite book |last1=Chaudhary |first1=A.S. |title=A.S. Chaudhary's Law of Writs |date=1 January 1956 |publisher=Law Publishers Pvt. Ltd. |isbn=8171110290 |edition=4th |url=https://www.amazon.in/Chaudharys-Law-writs-1st-Choudhary/dp/B01M0SF8FU |access-date=24 March 2025}}</ref> It must be a duty of public nature and the duty must be imperative and should not be [[wikt:discretionary|discretionary]]. Furthermore, mandamus will typically not be granted if adequate relief can be obtained by some other means, such as appeal.<ref name="Rule 20"/><ref name="Mandamus limitations">{{cite web |title=Writ of Mandamus |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/writ_of_mandate_(mandamus) |website=Legal Information Institute |publisher=Cornell Law School |access-date=24 March 2025}}</ref>