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| Concept | Key Fact | RPSC Relevance |
|---|---|---|
| Habeas Corpus | Release from illegal detention; Art. 32/226 | Writ 5-mark |
| Mandamus | Compel public body to perform duty | Writ 5-mark |
| Prohibition | Prevent inferior tribunal; prospective | Writ 5-mark |
| Certiorari | Quash ultra vires decision; retrospective | Writ 5-mark |
| Quo Warranto | Challenge right to hold public office | Writ 5-mark |
| Article 32 | SC writ for fundamental rights; cannot be suspended normally | Judicial control |
| Article 226 | HC writ — broader; any right, not just FR | Judicial control |
| PAC | 22 members; opposition chair; post-audit (CAG) | Leg. control |
| Estimates Committee | 30 LS; ruling party chair; pre-audit | Leg. control |
| Vote on Account | Art. 116; 1/6th annual; 2 months; election years | Leg. control PYQ |
| Zero Hour | Indian innovation; post-1962; no advance notice | Leg. control |
| Cut Motion — Policy Cut | Demand reduced to ₹1; disapproval of policy | Leg. control |
| CAT | Central Administrative Tribunal; Art. 323A; service matters | Judicial control |
| L. Chandra Kumar (1997) | CAT decisions appealable to HC Division Bench | CAT |
| PIL | Public Interest Litigation; liberalised locus standi | Judicial control |
| P.N. Bhagwati | Pioneer of PIL; Hussainara Khatoon (1979) | PIL origin |
| CVC | Central Vigilance Commission; CVC Act 2003; vigilance | Executive control |
| Natural Justice | Audi alteram partem + Nemo judex; courts enforce | Judicial control |