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The authority to issue ‘writs’ for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights rests with :

AThe Parliament

BThe President

CThe Supreme Court And High Court

DThe CBI

Answer:

C. The Supreme Court And High Court

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  • The order passed by the court to protect fundamental rights -Writ
  • Words referring to writs are taken from which language -Latin 
  • India borrowed the concept of the writ from Britain
     

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