B.A./B.COM. LL.B. (5 YEAR LAW / U.G. LAW) Panjab University Entrance Exam 2016 : MCQs and Answer Key

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The Writ Of Habeas Corpus Is Issued For :

A: Quashing Wrongful Appointment
B: Compel Public Authority To Perform Duty
C: Quashing Illegal Quasi-Judicial Order
D: Against Wrongful Deprivation Of Personal Bofy And Produce Person Before Court

The answer is: D

Explanation

The writ of Habeas Corpus is issued against the wrongful deprivation of personal liberty and to produce a person before the court.

Habeas Corpus is a Latin term which means 'you should have the body'. The writ of Habeas Corpus is a legal order that requires a person who is detained or imprisoned to be brought before a court or judge. The purpose of the writ is to ensure that the detention is not illegal or unlawful and that the person is not being held in custody without sufficient cause or justification.

Therefore, the answer is D: Against wrongful deprivation of personal body and produce person before court.