alleryPrinciple: A public official can be compelled by a writ to perform a legal duty he is refusing to perform. The appropriate writ is:
AQuo Warranto
BCertiorari
CHabeas Corpus
DMandamus
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Mandamus
Mandamus ('we command') directs a public authority to perform a legal duty it has failed or refused to perform.
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