Important Legal Definitions

A preventive prerogative writ issued by a superior constitutional court commanding an inferior court, tribunal, or quasi-judicial body to halt ongoing proceedings that exceed its statutory jurisdiction or violate natural justice, issued before a final order is pronounced.

In East India Commercial Co. v. Collector of Customs, the Supreme Court issued a writ of Prohibition barring a customs collector from continuing misdeclaration proceedings that were contrary to binding High Court rulings.