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Prelims 2024

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Polity & GovernanceCitizenship, Rights and Directive PrinciplesConstitutional Remedies and WritsEasy (editorial estimate)
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Single choice
Skill:
Concept understanding
Tags:
Writ of Prohibition · High Courts · Judicial remedies

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2024 · Q83

Prelims 2024, question 83: Constitutional Remedies and Writs

A Writ of Prohibition is an order issued by the Supreme Court or High Courts to :

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Prelims 2022

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Polity & GovernanceCitizenship, Rights and Directive PrinciplesConstitutional Remedies and WritsMedium (editorial estimate)
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Type:
Statement based
Skill:
Fact recall
Tags:
constitutional writs · Constitutional Remedies and Writs
Related topics:
Judicial Review, PIL and Judicial Activism

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2022 · Q18

Prelims 2022, question 18: Constitutional Remedies and Writs

With reference to the writs issued by the Courts in India, consider the following statements: 1. Mandamus will not lie against a private organisation unless it is entrusted with a public duty. 2. Mandamus will not lie against a Company even though it may be a Government Company. 3. Any public minded person can be a petitioner to move the Court to obtain the writ of Quo Warranto. Which of the statements given above are correct?

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