Question

Which of the following can a court issue for enforcement of Fundamental Rights ?

• A. A decree
• B. A writ
• C. An Ordinance
• D. A notification

Answer 1

Answer:

B. A writ

• Article 32 also empowers Parliament to authorize any other court to issue these writs
• Before 1950, only the High Courts of Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras had the power to issue the writs
• Article 226 empowers all the high courts of India to issue the writs
• Writs of India are borrowed from English law where they are known as ‘Prerogative writs’