Important Legal Definitions

A judicial technique where the High Court or Supreme Court keeps a writ petition pending over a period of months or years, issuing successive interim directions and requiring executive authorities to submit periodic compliance reports.

In the T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India forest conservation litigation, the Supreme Court exercised continuous mandamus across three decades to regulate illicit logging, mining in protected zones, and afforestation funds across India.