Quo Warranto definition

Quo Warranto literally means
Quo Warranto means ‘by what warrant’. Through this writ, the Court calls upon a person holding a public office to show under what authority he holds that office. If it is found that the person is not entitled to hold that office, he may be ousted from it. Its objective is to prevent a person from holding an office he is not entitled to therefore preventing usurpation of any public office. It cannot be issued with respect to a private office.

Examples of Quo Warranto in a sentence

  • Any public minded person can be a petitioner to move the Court to obtain the writ of Quo Warranto.

  • The placing of a case at issue involving only claims for equitable relief, Quiet Title, Quo Warranto and Mandamus results in assignment to an individual judge.

  • This approach is warranted by the high data quality and survival rate of historical data on Charters of Liberties (e.g., Pipe Rolls, Quo Warranto records).

  • Forms Of Writs Abolished(a) Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Quo Warranto, Certiorari, Prohibition, Scire Facias and Other Remedial Writs in the District Court.

  • Petitioner shall file an original and three copies of a complaint in habeas corpus.(B) Mandamus, Procedendo, Quo Warranto, and Prohibition actions shall be instituted by filing an original and one copy of a complaint for the court’s use, plus additional copies as necessary for service to each respondent.

  • As to Howard’s Writ of Quo Warranto filed in this case, the California Superior Court Defendants claim that the Writ attempts to give notice regarding a bar “for sale of exempted trust assets” which relates to the property dispute between Howard and Jarvi-Jones.

  • The placing of a case at issue involving only claims for equitable relief, Quiet Title, Quo Warranto and Man- damus results in assignment to an individual judge.

  • The District Attorney brings this extraordinary writ in Quo Warranto against Albert Robles ("Robles") under Code of Civil Procedure 802-811, because Robles simultaneously holds the elected offices of Director of the Water Replenishment District of Southern California ("WRD") and Mayor of the City of Carson ("Carson"), in violation of Government Code 1099.

  • MEMORANDUM AND ORDERThis “Petition for Mandamus and Quo Warranto Relief Pursuant to28 U.S.C. §1651(a)” was filed by an inmate of the Winfield Correctional Facility, Winfield, Kansas.

  • It also has exclusive jurisdiction to issue prerogative writs of Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Certiorari, Quo Warranto and Prohibition.

Related to Quo Warranto

  • Common Warrant Shares means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Common Warrants.

  • Per Share Consideration means (i) if the consideration paid to holders of the Common Stock consists exclusively of cash, the amount of such cash per share of Common Stock, and (ii) in all other cases, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock as reported during the ten (10) trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the effective date of the applicable event. If any reclassification or reorganization also results in a change in shares of Common Stock covered by subsection 4.1.1, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to subsection 4.1.1 or Sections 4.2, 4.3 and this Section 4.4. The provisions of this Section 4.4 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers. In no event will the Warrant Price be reduced to less than the par value per share issuable upon exercise of the Warrant.

  • Option Warrants shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 2.2(a).

  • Warrant Stock means Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any Warrant or Warrants or otherwise issuable pursuant to any Warrant or Warrants.

  • Warrant Consideration has the meaning specified in Section 4(i)(i) hereof.

  • Warrant Shares means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.

  • Prefunded Warrant Shares means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Prefunded Warrants.

  • Exchangeable Share Consideration has the meaning provided in the Exchangeable Share Provisions.

  • Newco Shares means the common shares in the capital of Newco;

  • Subco Shares means the common shares in the capital of Subco;

  • Original Shares means, when used in reference to any one or more Stockholders, the Shares held by such Stockholder on November 30, 2010, or any shares or other securities into which or for which such Shares may have been converted or exchanged in connection with any exchange, reclassification, dividend, distribution, stock split, combination, subdivision, merger, spin-off, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction.

  • Pubco Shares means fully paid and non-assessable common shares of Pubco to be issued to the Selling Shareholders by Pubco upon Closing on the basis of 10 Priveco Share for 12,380,951 Shares;

  • Current Warrant Price means, in respect of a share of Common Stock at any date herein specified, the price at which a share of Common Stock may be purchased pursuant to this Warrant on such date. Unless and until the Current Warrant Price is adjusted pursuant to the terms herein, the initial Current Warrant Price shall be $2.36 per share of Common Stock.

  • Unissued Option Shares means the number of Shares, at a particular time, which have been reserved for issuance upon the exercise of an Option but which have not been issued, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions of section 5, such adjustments to be cumulative.

  • Permitted Share Issue means an issue of:

  • H Shares means the overseas-listed foreign invested shares in the share capital of the Company with a nominal value of RMB1.00 each, which are subscribed for and traded in Hong Kong Dollars;

  • Broker Warrants has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 12 hereof;

  • Other Warrants means any other warrants issued by the Company in connection with the transaction with respect to which this Warrant was issued, and any warrant issued upon transfer or partial exercise of or in lieu of this Warrant. The term “Warrant” as used herein shall be deemed to include Other Warrants unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

  • Purchaser Warranties shall have the meaning ascribed to the term in Clause 8.1;

  • New Warrant Agreement means that certain agreement providing for, among other things, the issuance and terms of the New Warrants issued by New Valaris Holdco as set forth in the Restructuring Term Sheet.

  • Certificated Warrant means a Warrant evidenced by a writing or writings substantially in the form of Schedule “A”, attached hereto;

  • Parent Warrant means each Parent Private Warrant and Parent Public Warrant.

  • Number of Option Shares means shares of Stock, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 9.

  • Scheme Shares means the Target Shares which are subject to the Scheme in accordance with its terms.

  • Purchaser Warrants means Purchaser Private Warrants and Purchaser Public Warrants, collectively.

  • Purchaser’s Warranties means the warranties of the Purchaser set out in Clause 6.2 and Schedule 2;