Q. Which writ issued to enquire into legality of the claim of a person or public office?
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In British and American common law, quo warranto (Medieval Latin for “by what warrant?”) is a prerogative writ requiring the person to whom it is directed to show what authority they have for exercising some right, power, or franchise they claim to hold.
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” A writ of certiorari orders a lower court to deliver its record in a case so that the higher court may review it.
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