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    Question

    Which of the following correctly states the scope of the

    writ of Certiorari under Article 226 of the Constitution of India?
    A It can be issued to quash purely administrative decisions involving no legal duty. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B It can be issued against a private body performing no public function. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C It can be issued to quash an order of a quasi-judicial authority passed without jurisdiction. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D It can be issued only after exhaustion of all alternative remedies, without exception. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Explanation: The writ of Certiorari is a supervisory remedy issued by High Courts under Article 226 (and by the Supreme Court under Article 32 in limited contexts). Certiorari lies to quash decisions of judicial or quasi-judicial authorities where there is: 路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Lack of jurisdiction 路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Excess of jurisdiction 路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Failure to exercise jurisdiction 路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Violation of principles of natural justice 路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Error apparent on the face of record This position was authoritatively laid down in T.C. Basappa v. T. Nagappa and later elaborated in Hari Vishnu Kamath v. Syed Ahmad Ishaque .

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