Under which Article can High Courts issue writs?

Article 226

Article 226 empowers every High Court to issue writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights and also, importantly, for other legal rights. This jurisdiction makes High Courts accessible constitutional forums for people within their territorial jurisdiction. Hence option B is correct. Article 14 guarantees equality before law, Article 370 historically dealt with a special constitutional arrangement concerning Jammu and Kashmir, and Article 51 contains directive principles concerning international peace and security; none of these provisions gives High Courts their general writ jurisdiction. A useful comparison is that Article 32 concerns the Supreme Court and Fundamental Rights, while Article 226 gives High Courts a wider scope because it can address legal rights as well.

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