The writ of certiorari is issued by a superior court to

The writ of certiorari is a judicial order issued by a superior court (Supreme Court or High Court) to an inferior court, tribunal, or authority [2]. Its primary purpose is to command the lower body to transfer the record of a particular case to the higher court for review [1]. This is typically done to quash an order already passed or to transfer a pending matter for consideration [3]. While the writ of prohibition is issued to stop further proceedings during the pendency of a case to prevent jurisdictional overreach, certiorari is generally issued after an order has been made to correct errors of law or jurisdiction [3]. Other options describe different writs: option 1 refers to prohibition, option 3 to quo warranto, and option 4 to habeas corpus [1].

Sources

1. [1] Indian Constitution at Work, Political Science Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 2: RIGHTS IN THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION > RIGHT TO CONSTITUTIONAL REMEDIES > p. 41
2. [2] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 8: Fundamental Rights > WRITS-TYPES AND SCOPE > p. 98
3. [3] Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 8: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES > Scope of the Writs: I. Habeas corpus. > p. 158