{"id":2150,"date":"2024-04-25T01:22:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T19:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2150"},"modified":"2024-04-25T01:22:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T19:52:58","slug":"q-with-reference-to-the-writs-issued-by-the-courts-in-india-consider-the-following-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-the-writs-issued-by-the-courts-in-india-consider-the-following-statements","title":{"rendered":"Q.\u00a0With reference to the writs issued by the Courts in India, consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. Mandamus will not lie against a private organization\u00a0unless<\/strong>\u00a0it is entrusted with a public duty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Mandamus will\u00a0not lie against\u00a0<\/strong>a Company even though it may be a\u00a0Government Company<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Any public minded person can be a petitioner to move the Court to obtain the writ of Quo Warranto.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Which of the statements given above are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • 1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Answer: (c) 1 and 3 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

      Types of writs<\/strong>:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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      • Mandamus\u2019\u00a0means \u2018we command\u2019<\/strong>.\u00a0Mandamus is a command issued by the court<\/strong>\u00a0to a\u00a0public official<\/strong>\u00a0asking him to perform his official duties that he has failed or refused to perform. It\u00a0can also be issued against any public body, a corporation, an inferior court, a tribunal, or a government<\/strong>\u00a0for the same purpose.\n
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        • It\u00a0cannot be issued against a private individual<\/strong>\u00a0or body, the\u00a0President<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0Governors<\/strong>\u00a0of States, or against a\u00a0working Chief Justices.<\/strong>\n
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          • It is\u00a0usually not usable against a private<\/strong>\u00a0entity<\/strong>\u00a0unless it is entrusted with a public duty<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • As\u00a0explained above, Mandamus can be used against a government corporation and\/or company<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Quo Warranto:<\/strong>\n
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            • It is issued by the court\u00a0to inquire into the legality of the claim made by the person who is holding a public office.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Hence,\u00a0it prevents illegal usurpation of public office<\/strong>\u00a0by a person. Unlike the other writs,\u00a0this can be sought by any interested person<\/strong>\u00a0and not necessarily by the aggrieved person.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • The\u00a0ministerial office cannot be the target<\/strong>\u00a0of it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • This writ is\u00a0used to determine who has the legal authority to hold a public office<\/strong>\u00a0in the event of a disagreement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Habeas Corpus:<\/strong>\n
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              • \u2018Habeas Corpus\u2019\u00a0literally means \u201cto have a body of<\/strong>\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • This writ is\u00a0used to release a person who has been unlawfully detained<\/strong>\u00a0or imprisoned.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • By virtue of this writ, the\u00a0Court directs<\/strong>\u00a0the person so detained to be brought before it\u00a0<\/strong>to examine the legality of his detention.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • If the Court concludes<\/strong>\u00a0that the\u00a0detention was unlawful,<\/strong>\u00a0then it\u00a0directs the person to be released immediately.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Prohibition<\/strong>:\n
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                • It is issued<\/strong>\u00a0by the High Court or the Supreme Court\u00a0to the subordinate court<\/strong>\u00a0or<\/strong>\u00a0the\u00a0tribunal<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0prevent them from exceeding their jurisdiction<\/strong>\u00a0which hasn\u2019t been vested upon them under the law.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • It\u00a0cannot be applied to statutory bodies, administrative agencies<\/strong>, or private individuals or businesses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Only judicial and quasi-judicial organisations are subject to it.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Certiorari<\/strong>:\n
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                  • It is issued<\/strong>\u00a0by the High Court or the Supreme Court\u00a0to the judicial or quasi-judicial authorities when such authority passes the order without having jurisdiction<\/strong>\u00a0in such case, exceeding the jurisdiction conferred upon it,\u00a0or when it violates the principle of natural justice.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • It is\u00a0issued against a lower court or tribunal<\/strong>\u00a0in order\u00a0to transfer the matter to another superior body<\/strong>\u00a0for careful consideration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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