Writ Petition legal instrument of the superior courts for remedies to persons, natural or jural, against the arbitrary or illegal actions of any authority or the lower court. There are five kinds of writs, namely certiorari, habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition and quo warranto. Writ is a very powerful weapon available to a citizen, by which a citizen can protect his rights through filing petition before the High court division of Supreme Court under 102 of the Constitution against illegal violation of rights of an individual. This article reflects on writ: type and cases in Bangladesh