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Constitutional remedies & writs MCQs with Answers

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Use these standalone questions to revise the law for CLAT PG. The exam asks comprehension questions based on extracts from judgments, statutes and regulations. See the CLAT PG exam format

Question 1

In which Supreme Court decision did the Court direct the State to pay compensation and also offer the victim State employment if she wished, together with government accommodation if she was willing?

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Question 2

In Rudul Sah v State of Bihar (1983), what did the Supreme Court decide about relief after the petitioner had been released from prolonged unlawful detention?

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Question 3

In Ghulam Sarwar v Union of India (15 December 1966), dismissal by the High Court of a petition for which writ did not operate as res judicata against the later original Supreme Court petition under article 32?

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Question 4

For which writ does the qualified res judicata exception recognised in Ghulam Sarwar v. Union of India allow an original Article 32 petition in the Supreme Court despite the High Court's earlier dismissal of a petition for the same writ?

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Question 5

Assertion (A) - A habeas corpus writ petition dismissed by the supreme court can be admitted by the High Court under Article 226 of the constitutionReason (R) - in exercising writ jurisdiction the powers of the supreme court and high court are concurrent.

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Question 6

Compensatory jurisprudence was invoked by the Supreme Court in :

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Question 7

In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court refused to give any relief to the petitioner(s) under Article 32?

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Question 8

In which of the following judgment, the scope of writ of Habeas Corpus was widened?

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Question 9

Is a writ petition for mandamus maintainable in any of the following cases?

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Question 10

Match List -I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists in the order of A, B, C, D

List -1List-II
A. Habeas Corpus(1) Violation of natural justice
B. Mandamus(2) Unlawful arrest and detention
C. Quo Warranto(3) Exercise of power without jurisdiction
D. Certiorari(4) Non-performance of public duty
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