If a citizen is detained without reason, which remedy is most appropriate?

Habeas corpus

Correct answer: D, habeas corpus, or bandi pratyakshikaran. This remedy protects personal liberty when a person is detained unlawfully or without adequate legal justification. The court can require the detaining authority to bring the person before it and explain the legal basis of the detention. If the detention is unlawful, release may be ordered. Option A, mandamus, generally directs a public authority to perform a public duty; it is not the specific remedy for producing a detained person. Option B, prohibition, prevents a lower court or tribunal from continuing a case beyond its jurisdiction. Option C, certiorari, is used to quash or review an improper order of a lower court or tribunal. Thus D is the precise match. Memory cue: habeas corpus means “produce the body”; connect it with unlawful detention and liberty.

This is a Class 9 Civics question. Chapter: Democratic Rights. Topic: Right to Constitutional RemediesExpanding scope of rights.