Q. Consider the following statements:
1.The High Court can issue writs only for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights and not for other purposes.
2.When a citizen’s Fundamental Rights are violated, the aggrieved party can move either the high court or the Supreme Court directly.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation: The high courts are empowered to issue writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights.
- It means, when the Fundamental Rights of a citizen are violated, the aggrieved party has the option of moving either the high court or the Supreme Court directly.
- There is also a difference between the writ jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and that of the high court.
- The Supreme Court can issue writs only for the enforcement of the Fundamental Rights and not for other purposes.
- The high court, on the other hand, can issue writs not only for the enforcement of the fundamental rights but also for other purposes.
- It means that the writ jurisdiction of the high court is wider than that of the Supreme Court.
Source: Laxmikanth
