Multiple choice

Which of the following are matched incorrectly?

i. Habeas Corpus – ‘To produce the body’ ii. Quo warranto – ‘Issued to a lower court to stop proceedings in a case’ iii. Prohibition – ‘Issued to a lower court quashing a decision or order’ iv. Mandamus – ‘Commands a person to perform a public duty’

  1. i, ii and iii

  2. ii and iii

  3. ii, iii and iv

  4. ii and iv
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Quo warranto is a prerogative writ requiring the person to whom it is directed to show what authority they have for exercising some right or power they claim to hold. A writ of prohibition is a writ directing a subordinate to stop doing something the law prohibits. 

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