2020 · Q23
Which one of the following is not the necessary condition for the issue of a writ of Quo Warranto?
General KnowledgeIndian Polity and Governance
- AThe office must be a public office.
- BThe office must be created by the Statute or by the Constitution itself.
- CThe office must not be a substantive one.
- DThere has been a contravention of the Constitution or a Statute in appropriating such person to that office.
Explanation
Quo warranto can be issued only where the office is a public office, created by a statute or the Constitution itself, and is a substantive office held in contravention of law. The office must therefore BE substantive — the claim that it 'must not be a substantive one' reverses the actual requirement. Option C is not a necessary condition.