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What is Writ of Habeas Corpus; Important Judgements

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The Constitution under its Part 3 provides us citizens with Fundamental Rights. These fundamental rights are to be protected and respected by the State. If and when these fundamental rights get violated, a remedy against these are in the form of Writ Petitions. The person whose fundamental rights are violated, can go to the High Court or Supreme Court for seeking remedies. 

These writ petitions can be filed under Article 226 of the Constitution in respect of High courts and under Article 32 in respect of the Supreme Court. Once a Writ petition is filed in the court, the court reviews the same and then issues the writ. It is due to this power that the Supreme Court is known as the ‘Protector and Guarantor of Fundamental Rights’.

There are five types of writs, namely, Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Quo Warranto, Certiorari and Prohibition. This article will extensively focus on the Writ of Habeas Corpus. 

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