The following are redresses available at the courts for aggrieved people except _________

Analyze the question: We are asked which option is NOT a remedy (redress) that courts can give to an aggrieved person.

Concept: In Government (and law generally), courts provide remedies, especially prerogative writs and equitable orders, to people whose rights have been violated:

• Injunction: A court order that stops a person or body from doing something (or, in some cases, compels them to act).
• Mandamus: "We command." A writ ordering a public official or body to perform a public duty they have failed to perform.
• Certiorari: A writ that brings the decision of a lower court or tribunal before a higher court to be reviewed and quashed if it was unlawful.
• Others you should know: habeas corpus (produce a detained person before the court), prohibition, quo warranto, damages, and declaration.

Examine each option:

• A. Injunction is a court remedy.
• B. Mandamus is a court remedy.
• C. Certiorari is a court remedy.
• D. Prorogation is not a court remedy. It means the formal ending of a session of the legislature (parliament) without dissolving it. It is done by the Head of State or Executive, not by the courts.

Answer: D, prorogation, is the exception.

Exam tip: Remember the court writs with "M-C-H-P-Q": Mandamus, Certiorari, Habeas corpus, Prohibition, Quo warranto. If you see a term about legislative sessions (prorogation, dissolution, adjournment, summoning), it relates to the legislature's calendar, not judicial remedies.