Writ Petition, Appeal and Show cause notice all indicate legal proceedings.

Under the Constitution of India , writs are issued by both by the Supreme Court ( Art 32 ) and High Court (Art 226) . With reference to writ Petitions there are different writs i.e habeas corpus, mandamus , prohibition , certiorari and quo warranto are issued in different situations . Writ are basically issued against any person covered under Article 12 of the constitution and it is not issued against any private person .

Appeal means where under different Act where an orginal order is challanged before an Appellatte authority is known as appeal .

Show cause Notice - Where any wrong is comitted a Notice is given to explaint the charges framed against him .