{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-485","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-485","heading":"Writ of mandamus.","body":"(a) The Superior Court may issue a writ of mandamus in any case in which a writ of mandamus may by law be granted, and may proceed therein and render judgment according to rules made by the judges of the Superior Court or, in default thereof, according to the course of the common law.\n(b) When any writ of mandamus has been issued, requiring the party to whom it is directed to make a return, if the party fails to do so, the court may issue a peremptory mandamus.\n(c) Any common law requirement that the state's attorney participate in any way in an action for mandamus is abolished.","path":["TITLE 52. CIVIL ACTIONS","CHAPTER 918. MANDAMUS, NE EXEAT, PROHIBITION AND QUO WARRANTO"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_918.htm#sec_52-485","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:18Z","sha256":"ab877920b4a45f2e67d60aca485f8e42c607d25dcbc2e3eb4a5a796f0cac2abb","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-484","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-52-486"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}