A quo warranto is a legal action that challenges a person's right to hold a public office or position. It is used to determine if the individual meets the necessary qualifications or has exceeded their authority. The purpose of a quo warranto is to prevent individuals from wrongfully holding public office.

habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari

The conditions necessary for the issue of a writ of quo warranto are as follows :

(i) The office must be public and it must be created by a statue or by the constitution itself.

(ii) The office must be a substantive one and not merely the function or employment of a servant at the will and during the pleasure of another.

(iii) There has been a contravention of the constitution on or a statute or statutory instrument, in appointing such person to that office.

Indian constitution has stipulated 5 kinds of writs....Habeas corpus,certiorari,mandamus,prohibition and quo warranto