A writ is an order issued by the Courts to enforce obedience to laws. The Supreme Court and High Court passes the power to issue various writs.
1. Habeas Corpus: To protect against an ** detection, the court issues this writ which requires that the prisoner must be produced before the court within a specific ***** of time.
2.Mandamus: This is an order by the court to compel the government and other officials to perform their duty.
3.Prohibition: This is issued by the Court to lower court or any judicial or quasi-judicial authority. It directs the authority to stop prosecution or proceedings which may be beyond or in excess of the allowed jurisdiction.
4. Quo-warranto: The writ is an order asking a person to justify the exercise of an office, franchise or privilege.
5. Certiorari: This writ enables the removal of cases from lower courts and placing them before a high court.