The object of which one of the following writs is to prevent a person to hold public office which he is not legally entitled to hold?

Mandamus

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Quo warranto

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Certiorari

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Prohibition

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The correct option is B Quo warranto
Quo warranto is a prerogative writ requiring the person to whom it is directed to show what authority they have for exercising some right or power they claim to hold.

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The object of which one of the following writs is to prevent a person to hold public office which he is not legally entitled to hold?

The correct option is B Quo warrantoQuo warranto is a prerogative writ requiring the person to whom it is directed to show what authority they have for exercising some right or power they claim to hold.

The correct option is B Quo warranto
Quo warranto is a prerogative writ requiring the person to whom it is directed to show what authority they have for exercising some right or power they claim to hold.