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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2026General Studies
Question
Given below are two statements : Statement I : The term 'judicial review' is explicitly mentioned in the Constitution of India. Statement II : The Supreme Court can review laws on the ground that they violate the federal distribution of powers between the Centre and the States. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Options
- A Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
- B Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
- C Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
- D Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
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Correct Answer
D Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
Model Answer
Judicial review
- The expression judicial review has nowhere been used in the Constitution of India. However, the provisions of several Articles, such as 13, 32, 131 to 136, 143, 226 and 246, explicitly confer the power of judicial review on the Supreme Court and the High Courts. Hence, statement I is false.
- Judicial review has been held to be a part of the basic structure of the Constitution.
- A law can be declared unconstitutional on the ground that it violates the Fundamental Rights, that it contravenes the distribution of legislative powers between the Union and the States under the Seventh Schedule, or that it is against any other provision of the Constitution. Hence, statement II is true.