Prelims 2017 · Polity and Constitution · Question 42
In India, Judicial Review implies
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the power of the Judiciary to pronounce upon the constitutionality of laws and executive orders.
- (a) Judicial Review means courts can examine the constitutionality of laws and executive actions/orders. Correct.
- (b) Courts do not test the wisdom or desirability of a law; they test its constitutional validity. Incorrect.
- (c) India does not have a system of mandatory judicial review of all bills before Presidential assent; review is generally post-enactment when challenged. Incorrect.
- (d) Review of its own judgments is a separate power of review (e.g., Article 137 for Supreme Court), not the meaning of Judicial Review in this context. Incorrect.