UPSC 2016 CDS I GK Paper

Statements (1) and (2) relate to the orders issued under the Writ of Prohibition as per the Constitution of India. The expression 'prohibition' literally means 'to prohibit'. The Writ of Prohibition is a judicial order issued by the Supreme Court or a High Court to an inferior Court or quasi-judicial body forbidding the latter to continue proceedings therein in excess of its jurisdiction or to usurp a jurisdiction with which it is not legally vested. Thus, the objective of the writ is to compel inferior courts to keep themselves within the limits of their jurisdiction. Writ jurisdiction is enjoyed only by the Supreme Court and High Courts under Articles 32 and 226 of the Constitution, respectively. The Constitution makes provisions for writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights enshrined in Part III of the Constitution.