How to file a complaint to the High Court without a writ petition?

Dear Client,

I understand you legal issue based on that I shall give you my legal opinion. The answer to your question is Yes you can obviously file a complaint without filling for any form of writ petition in the High Court. You have the right to file a complaint to the Chief Justice of your High Court with showing that you have a bonafide intention and the High Court has the Jurisdiction to accept it and can also convert them into Public Interest Litigation as per suomoto proceedings. You need to reveal yourself and then you can include in the complaint /letter about the letter to be dealt with confidentiality as the safety of his employment, safety and life is concerned, and also sending an anonymous complaint can lead to rejection of your complaint as they avoid dealing with vicious complaints.

You can also approach the reputed NGO or any social activists by sending them the evidences collected by you and then ask them to file  the Public Interest Litigation in the NGOs name, under Article 226 of Constitution.

As this fraud has been done in a governmental department, you can file a complaint to the Central or State Vigilance Commission under Public Interest Disclosure and Protection of Informers (PIDPI) Resolution,2004. As per the Whistleblowers Protection Act, 2011, you can claim for protection in case you have been exposed and being threatened by other officials.

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Dear Client,

You can absolutely send a formal, confidential letter to the Chief Justice of the relevant High Court without requiring a writ petition to be filed. The higher courts in India are equipped with “epistolary jurisdiction”, in accordance with which the courts are allowed to process letters or telegrams that draw attention to serious public issues as Public Interest Litigation (PIL) under Article 226 of the Indian Constitution. If your letter mentions a large-scale public recruitment scandal and the necessary prima facie evidence is available, the Court can decide to take up the matter on its own. In this case, the court can appoint an amicus curiae to investigate what has happened without disclosing your identity. However, the courts are cautious when dealing with anonymous complaints so that fake litigation can be avoided. Alternatively, you may want to file a confidential complaint under the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014 or address public anti-corruption bodies such as the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) or the State Lokayukta, which have specific rules of law on the protection of the complainant’s identity and future career. 

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