UPPSC 2015 General Studies I Solved Paper

(c) Habeas Corpus writs can be issued by a High Court to secure liberty of the individual. The Supreme Court has been empowered to issue writs in the nature of habeas corpus,mandamus, prohibition, and certiorari and quo warranto for protecting the fundamental rights [Article 32(2)].Similar power has been conferred on the high courts via Article 226.