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Question
The Constitution of India provides that there shall be a High Court in each State. With reference to the Jurisdiction of High Courts, write short notes on the following:
(i) Power to issue Writs, (ii) Court of Record.
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Solution
(i) Power to issue Orders or Writs: All the High Courts have the power to issue Writs to a person or an official. The Writs comprise the writs of Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Quo Warranto, and Certiorari. These Writs are issued to protect the Fundamental Rights or for any other purpose.
(ii) The Court of Record: All the proceedings and decisions of the High Court are kept as records for future references. The Subordinate Courts of the High Court itself decide similar cases in future in the light of the judgments passed by the High Courts of different States.
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