What is the name of an order issued by a higher court requiring a private or municipal officer to perform duties?

What is the name of an order issued by a higher court requiring a private or municipal officer to perform duties?

• A. Writ of mandamus
• B. Injunction
• C. Summary judgment
• D. Subpoena

Answer: (A)

Writ of mandamus is the tool used when a higher court must compel a private or municipal officer to perform a duty imposed by law. It steps in when the official has a mandatory duty and has refused or neglected to act, and there’s no adequate remedy elsewhere. This is different from an injunction, which stops or orders actions but isn’t specifically the command to fulfill a statutory duty. A summary judgment resolves a case without trial, not about forcing official action. A subpoena is a command to appear or produce evidence, not to perform a statutory duty by an official.

Writ of mandamus is the tool used when a higher court must compel a private or municipal officer to perform a duty imposed by law. It steps in when the official has a mandatory duty and has refused or neglected to act, and there’s no adequate remedy elsewhere. This is different from an injunction, which stops or orders actions but isn’t specifically the command to fulfill a statutory duty. A summary judgment resolves a case without trial, not about forcing official action. A subpoena is a command to appear or produce evidence, not to perform a statutory duty by an official.