{"id":2207,"date":"2024-04-25T06:07:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T00:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2207"},"modified":"2024-04-25T06:07:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T00:37:49","slug":"q-with-reference-to-the-constitution-of-india-consider-the-following-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-the-constitution-of-india-consider-the-following-statements","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. No High Court shall have the jurisdiction to declare\u00a0any central law<\/strong>\u00a0to be constitutionally invalid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. An amendment to the Constitution of India\u00a0cannot be called into question by the Supreme Court\u00a0<\/strong>of India.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • 1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Both 1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Neither 1 nor 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

      Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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      • Both the SC and HCs have the jurisdiction to question the validity of a constitutional amendment or a central law<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Though the\u00a042nd Amendment Act of 1976\u00a0<\/strong>curtailed the judicial review power of high courts and\u00a0debarred the high courts from considering the constitutional validity of any central law.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • However, the\u00a043rd Amendment Act of 1978<\/strong>\u00a0restored the original position of the high courts and now the\u00a0High Court shall have the jurisdiction to declare any central law to be constitutionally invalid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • High Courts\u00a0have the jurisdiction to declare any central law to be constitutionally invalid.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • As the Supreme Court is the guardian of the Constitution and so any constitutional amendment\u00a0that is against the\u00a0basic structure of the constitution<\/strong>\u00a0which was derived in\u00a0Keshava Nanda Bharti case, 1973 can be\u00a0nullified by the Supreme Court.\n
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        • The \u2018basic structure\u2019 doctrine has since been interpreted to include\n
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          • the supremacy of the Constitution,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • the rule of law,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Independence of the judiciary,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • doctrine of separation of powers,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • sovereign democratic republic,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • the parliamentary system of government,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • the principle of free and fair elections,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • welfare state, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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