A High Court may make an order requiring a person within the territorial jurisdiction of the court holding or purporting to hold a public office to show under what authority of law the claims to hold that office is called writ of_______________?
Correct answer: B. Quo-Warranto
- A. Certiorari
- B. Quo-Warranto
- C. Prohibition
- D. None of above
Explanation
Quo warranto requires a person occupying a public office to show the legal authority for holding it. Certiorari quashes an unlawful decision, while prohibition restrains a lower authority from exceeding its jurisdiction.
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