How many types of writs can be issued under Article 32 and 226 of the Constitution of India?

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The Constitution of India empowers the Supreme Court under Article 32 and the High Courts under Article 226 to issue five types of writs to enforce fundamental rights and other legal rights. These writs are:

1. **Habeas Corpus:** To release a person unlawfully detained.
2. **Mandamus:** To command a public authority to perform a public duty.
3. **Prohibition:** To prohibit a lower court or authority from acting beyond its jurisdiction.
4. **Certiorari:** To transfer a case from a lower court to a higher court or to quash an order.
5. **Quo Warranto:** To question the legality of a person's claim to a public office.

Thus, the total number of writs is five.

**Answer:** Five

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