Multiple choice

Match the following:

 
List - I (Writ) List - II (Purpose)
A. Writ of Mandamus 1. Prohibition of an action
B. Writ of Prohibition 2. Direction to the official for the performance of a duty
C. Writ of Certiorari 3. Trial of the right to title of elective office
D. Writ of Quo Warranto 4. Transferring of a case from lower court to a court of higher jurisdiction

  1. A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3

  2. A - 1, B - 2, C - 4, D - 3

  3. A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2

  4. A - 4, B - 1, C - 3, D - 2
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Explanation

The purpose of Writ of Mandamus is direction to the official for the performance of a duty. Prohibition is prohibition of an action, Certiorari is transferring of a case from lower court to a court of higher jurisdiction and Quo Worranto is trial of the right to title of elective office. A writ of mandamus is the name of one of the prerogative writs in the common law, and is issued by a superior court to compel a lower court or a government officer to perform mandatory or purely ministerial duties correctly. A writ of prohibition is a writ directing a subordinate to stop doing something the law prohibits. Certiorari is a type of writ seeking judicial review, recognized in U.S, Roman, English, Philippine, and other laws, meaning an order by a higher court directing a lower court, tribunal, or public authority to send the record in a given case for review. 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.

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