UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2022

With reference to the writs issued by the Courts in India, consider the following statements: 1. Mandamus will not lie against a private organisation unless it is entrusted with a public duty. 2. Mandamus will not lie against a Company even though it may be a Government Company. 3. Any public minded person can be a petitioner to move the Court to obtain the writ of Quo Warranto. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

1, 2 and 3

Explanation

All three statements are correct per the official key: Mandamus applies only to bodies with public duty and not against companies (even government companies) as such; and Quo Warranto, unlike other writs, can be sought by any interested/public-minded person, not just an aggrieved party.

Topics: judicial remedies, mandamus and quo warranto, polity, writs