Which one of the following is not a writ?

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Mandamus

Habeas Corpus

Certiorari

Severability

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UPSC NDA-2 – 2021

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The correct option is D, Severability.

Writs are legal orders issued by superior courts (Supreme Court and High Courts in India) to command a person or entity to do or refrain from doing something. The Indian Constitution empowers the Supreme Court (Article 32) and High Courts (Article 226) to issue specific writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights and for other purposes. The five main types of writs are Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Certiorari, and Quo Warranto.

Mandamus (A), Habeas Corpus (B), and Certiorari (C) are all established writs. Mandamus means ‘we command’ and orders a public official to perform a duty. Habeas Corpus means ‘to have the body of’ and directs a person who has detained another to produce the body before the court. Certiorari means ‘to be certified’ or ‘to be informed’ and is issued by a higher court to quash an order of a lower court or tribunal. Severability (D), on the other hand, is a legal doctrine, specifically the Doctrine of Severability (or Separability), which states that if a part of a statute is held unconstitutional, the rest of the statute can remain valid and operative if the void part is severable from the rest. It is not a writ.

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