It does not in any case attempt to control the inferior court as to what that judgment should be.
[1]The writ of procedendo ad judicium was the earliest remedy for the refusal or neglect of justice on the part of the courts.
In case of disobedience or of neglect on the part of the judges to whom it was addressed, or refusal by them to act, they were liable to punishment for contempt.
Inherently, the most important limitation on this jurisdiction is that the writ of mandamus is not a proper remedy to control or direct the decisions of inferior courts in matters wherein they have judicial cognizance and discretion.
In the Federal Court System in the United States, this process is now known as remand.