Which writ is issued by a High Court or the Supreme Court to compel an authority to perform a function that it was not performing ?

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Q. Which writ is issued by a High Court or the Supreme Court to compel an authority to perform a function that it was not performing ?

Writ of Certiorari

Writ of Habeas Corpus

Writ of Mandamus

Writ of Quo Warranto

Solution:

A (writ of) mandamus is an order from a court to an inferior government official ordering the government official to properly fulfill their official duties or correct an abuse of discretion.

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