Mandamus to compel is a ground under Article 78 to compel performance of an act required by law (applies to corporations).

Mandamus to compel is a ground under Article 78 to compel performance of an act required by law (applies to corporations).

• A. Mandamus to Compel
• B. Certiorari
• C. Prohibition
• D. Mandamus to Review

Answer: (A)

Mandamus to compel is the tool used when a legally mandated duty remains undone by a public authority or a statutory corporation. The writ commands the body to perform the act required by law, and it is the specific remedy when there is a duty clearly imposed by statute and the authority fails or refuses to act. Under Article 78, this form of mandamus is the mechanism to force performance of a duty by corporations or public bodies, ensuring that legal obligations are carried out. Certiorari and prohibition serve different purposes: certiorari reviews the legality or correctness of a decision already made by a lower tribunal, while prohibition prevents a lower tribunal from exceeding its jurisdiction. Mandamus to review is not the standard term used to describe a remedy in this context. Since the question describes compelling performance of a mandated act, the appropriate remedy is mandamus to compel.

Mandamus to compel is the tool used when a legally mandated duty remains undone by a public authority or a statutory corporation. The writ commands the body to perform the act required by law, and it is the specific remedy when there is a duty clearly imposed by statute and the authority fails or refuses to act. Under Article 78, this form of mandamus is the mechanism to force performance of a duty by corporations or public bodies, ensuring that legal obligations are carried out.

Certiorari and prohibition serve different purposes: certiorari reviews the legality or correctness of a decision already made by a lower tribunal, while prohibition prevents a lower tribunal from exceeding its jurisdiction. Mandamus to review is not the standard term used to describe a remedy in this context. Since the question describes compelling performance of a mandated act, the appropriate remedy is mandamus to compel.