Previous year MCQs

Indian Polity UPPSC 1994 GS-I
Question

Judicial review implies the right of the Court to:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: declare any law or order invalid if it is in conflict with the Constitution

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “declare any law or order invalid if it is in conflict with the Constitution”.
Judicial review implies the right of the Court to declare any law or order invalid if it is in conflict with the Constitution.

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