GK
RTI ACT 2005
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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it is issued when an office holder is found to misuse his duties
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it is issued when the court finds that the office holder is illegally holding that position
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it is issued by higher courts when they find that lower courts have made judgments beyond their powers of jurisdiction
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the arrested person must be brought before the court, that holds the right to set the person free if the grounds of arrest are found to be faulty.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A writ of habeas corpus is a court order directing that a public official presents an imprisoned person to the court and gives a valid reason for that person’s arrest. The system provides a means for prisoners, or anyone acting on their behalf, to discuss the legal basis for detention.
Detailed explanation-2: -The “Great Writ” of habeas corpus is a fundamental right in the Constitution that protects against unlawful and indefinite imprisonment. Translated from Latin it means “show me the body.” Habeas corpus has historically been an important instrument to safeguard individual freedom against arbitrary executive power.
Detailed explanation-3: -Habeas Corpus is a writ calling upon the person who has detained another to produce the latter before the Court, in order to let the Court know on what ground he has been detained, and to set him free if there is no legal justification for the detention. Habeas Corpus literally means have the body .