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  • Read the passage and answer the question that follow. Article 32 is one of the fundamental rights listed in the Constitution that each citizen is entitled to. Articl

Read the passage and answer the question that follow.

Article 32 is one of the fundamental rights listed in the Constitution that each citizen is entitled to. Article 32 deals with the ‘Right to Constitutional Remedies’, or affirms the right to move the Supreme Court by appropriate proceedings for the enforcement of the rights conferred in Part III of the Constitution. It states that the Supreme Court “shall have the power to issue directions or orders or writs, including writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari, whichever may be appropriate, for the enforcement of any of the rights conferred by this Part”. The right guaranteed by this Article “shall not be suspended except as otherwise provided for by this Constitution”.

The article is included in Part III of the Constitution with other fundamental rights including Equality, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Life and Personal Liberty, and Freedom of Religion. Only if any of these fundamental rights are violated can a person can approach the Supreme Court directly under Article 32.

During the Constituent Assembly debates in December 1948, a discussion on this fundamental right (in the draft, it is referred to as Article 25), Dr B R Ambedkar had said, “If I was asked to name any particular Article in this Constitution as the most important — an Article without which this Constitution would be a nullity — I could not refer to any other Article except this one. It is the very soul of the Constitution and the very heart of it…” He said the rights invested with the Supreme Court through this Article could not be taken away unless the Constitution itself is amended and hence it was “one of the greatest safeguards that can be provided for the safety and security of the individual”.

The Supreme Court of India has been entrusted in upholding this article, Article 32 or heart as the soul of the Constitution of India as rightly addressed by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar who has been a pioneer in the speculations and creation of our Constitution. There are definitely some limitations to it too, first of all, it is to be kept in mind that no fundamental right is absolute because even the right to life is subjected to the point that the offender, convicted criminals have to undergo the death penalty in pursuance of the commission of some heinous crimes. Any person, when unduly deprived of their fundamental rights can approach the Supreme Court, without following a lengthy process.

Question:

Mohit is a public servant who has an obligation towards B which he needs to satisfy as indicated by the law yet he doesn't satisfy the obligation. B is distressed by this non-execution and hence moves toward the High Court for requesting the satisfaction of the obligation by A. Here the High Court on being fulfilled that the situation of B is bona fide and there is an obligation which ought to be satisfied, will give which writ?

Option: 1

No writ can be issued against this


Option: 2

Certiorari


Option: 3

Mandamus


Option: 4

None of the above


Answers (1)

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The Writ of Mandamus allows the superior courts to order the subordinate courts to do an act or to abstain from doing an act. This order can likewise be given to a subordinate tribunal, board, corporation or some other sort of authoritative power. Hence a writ of mandamus can be passed to order the subordinate body to perform its functions. Hence 3) is the correct answer.

 

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