- ‘Lawful authority’ — The general view is that a writ is maintainable against a statutory Corporation if the relationship between that Corporation and its employees is regulated by statutory rules — Even violation of administrative orders of general application which are of binding nature has been held sufficient for invocation of writ jurisdiction. Muhammad Rashid Chaudhary v. Chairman AKLASC & others 1995 SCR 73 (L) PLD 1975 SC 355 ref & relied.