Which one of the following writs is issued when the court finds that a particular office holder is not performing their legal duties and thereby infringing on an individual?
Which one of the following writs is issued when the court finds that a particular office holder is not performing their legal duties and thereby infringing on an individual?
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 2
Mandamus, meaning we command, directs a public official or body to perform a legal duty it has failed to carry out. Certiorari quashes an order already passed by a lower body, prohibition stops a lower court from exceeding its jurisdiction, and quo warranto questions a person's authority to hold a public office.
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