Important Legal Definitions

"By what warrant or authority?" A writ requiring a person holding a substantive public, statutory, or constitutional office to show the legal authority and qualifications under which they claim and occupy that office.

In University of Mysore v. C.D. Govinda Rao, a writ of Quo Warranto was moved challenging the appointment of a university professor on the ground that the appointee did not meet the mandatory statutory qualifications prescribed by the University Grants Commission.