Which article has a similar provision to that of Article 32 and deals with writ jurisdiction?

Correct — C. Article 226 gives every High Court power to issue writs — habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari — throughout the territory over which it has jurisdiction.

That is the provision mirroring Article 32, which gives the same five writs to the Supreme Court.

Article 226 is in fact the wider of the two. Article 32 runs only for enforcing a fundamental right, while a High Court may issue a writ for any other purpose as well, including an ordinary legal right.

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  Article 228 — Article 228 lets a High Court withdraw a case from a subordinate court where it involves a substantial question of constitutional law. That is a power of transfer, not a writ remedy.
• (b)
  Article 227 — Article 227 gives the High Court superintendence over all courts and tribunals in its territory. Supervision of subordinate courts is administrative and revisional — it issues no writ.
• (d)
  Article 225 — Article 225 continues the jurisdiction the existing High Courts already had when the Constitution came into force. It preserves jurisdiction rather than creating the writ power.

Writs are court orders that make a right enforceable, and the Constitution seats that power twice.

Article 32 is itself a fundamental right, and takes you straight to the Supreme Court — but only to enforce a fundamental right.

Article 226 places the same five writs with the High Courts and adds the words 'and for any other purpose', so a High Court may also act on an ordinary legal right. Wider in scope, lower in the hierarchy: hold both halves of that together.

Key facts

• Article 226 empowers High Courts to issue writs.
• Article 32 empowers the Supreme Court to issue writs and is itself a fundamental right.
• Article 226 extends to purposes beyond the enforcement of fundamental rights.
• The five writs are habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari.

Common traps

• Picking Article 227, which is also a High Court power but is supervision rather than a writ.
• Assuming Article 32 must be wider than Article 226 because the Supreme Court is the higher court.

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