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Examine the evolution of the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India as a constitutional court.

  • UPSC 2021
  • 15 marks
  • Principal Organs of Government

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Unlike Hans Kelsen's specialised European constitutional courts, the Supreme Court was designed in 1950 to be two things at once: a constitutional court and the final court of appeal for the whole country. The first role has grown through interpretation; the second has grown faster still.

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  • The jurisdiction as designed
  • How the constitutional jurisdiction grew
  • The drift towards a court of appeals
  • Correctives
  • Conclusion
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