Match List-I with List-II List-I Name of Writ List-II Reason for issu…

The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

List-I Name of Writ	List-II Reason for issue
(A) Mandamus	(II) Issued when the court finds that a particular office holder is not doing legal duty
(B) Prohibition	(III) Issued by a higher court when a lower court has considered a case beyond its jurisdiction
(C) Quo Warranto	(I) Issued when the court finds that a person is holding office but is not entitled to hold that office
(D) Certiorari	(IV) Court orders a lower court to transfer a matter pending before it for review by the higher court

(A) Mandamus (Literal meaning: "We command"): This is issued to a public official or a lower court that is failing to perform a legal duty.

• Matches with (II)

(B) Prohibition (Literal meaning: "To forbid"): This is issued by a higher court to a lower court or tribunal to stop them from proceeding because the case is beyond their jurisdiction. It is a preventive writ.

• Matches with (III)

(C) Quo Warranto (Literal meaning: "By what authority"): This is issued to enquire into the legality of a person's claim to a public office, ensuring they are actually entitled to hold it.

• Matches with (I)

(D) Certiorari (Literal meaning: "To be certified"): This is issued by a higher court to a lower court to transfer a pending matter or squash an order already passed, usually for review. It is both curative and preventive.

• Matches with (IV)