Quantum of final reward payable to the informer / petitioner -...

Quantum of final reward payable to the informer / petitioner - prayer to sanction the maximum limit of the final award to the petitioner - In the absence of anything showing a statutory requirement that imposes a legal duty, the writ compelling the authorities to do something cannot be issued. - In the absence of any material to show the entitlement of the petitioner to more than what was already paid to him, the writ petition should necessarily fail, and accordingly, the same is dismissed. - HC