In India, Judicial Review implies
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Answer: A. Judicial review in India is the power of the High Courts and the Supreme Court to examine whether laws and executive actions conform to the Constitution, and to strike them down if they do not. Courts check legality, not the wisdom or policy merit of a law. So it means pronouncing on the constitutionality of laws and executive orders.
Watch for: Watch for option D; the Supreme Court's power to review its own judgements is a different thing.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because courts do not question the wisdom of laws, only their constitutionality.
- C. Wrong because courts review laws after enactment, not before Presidential assent.
- D. Wrong because reviewing its own judgements is 'review jurisdiction' under Article 137, not judicial review.
Source to check: NCERT Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 6 'Judiciary'; Constitution of India, Articles 13, 32 and 226
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