Which one among the following legal maxims means ‘we command’?

Which one among the following legal maxims means ‘we command’?

[amp_mcq option1=”Habeas corpus” option2=”Mandamus” option3=”Audi alteram partem” option4=”Non bis in idem” correct=”option2″]

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UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2024
Among the given legal maxims, ‘Mandamus’ means ‘we command’.
Mandamus is a writ issued by a superior court to a lower court, tribunal, public authority, or corporation, commanding it to perform a public duty that it is legally bound to perform. It is one of the five prerogative writs in the Indian Constitution.
A) Habeas corpus means ‘You may have the body’, a writ used to bring a person before a court to determine if detention is lawful.
C) Audi alteram partem means ‘hear the other side’, a principle of natural justice.
D) Non bis in idem means ‘not twice in the same thing’ or ‘double jeopardy’, a principle preventing a person from being tried twice for the same offense.
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