(a) An action for mandate shall stand for trial, and as in other civil actions, the court hearing the action may:(1) join issues of law and fact;(2) grant amendments, continuances, and appeals; and(3) render final judgments.(b) In actions for mandate, if the finding and judgments are for the plaintiff, the court rendering the final judgment shall grant the plaintiff:(1) relief the plaintiff is entitled to under the law and facts in the action;(2) damages, as in actions for false returns; and(3) costs as the court directs.[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-58-4.]As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.23.
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