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UPSC 2018: Consider the following statements : 1. The Parliament of India can place a particular law in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India. 2. The validity of a law placed in the Ninth Schedule cannot be examined by any court and no judgement can be made on it. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) 1 only
Article 31B empowers Parliament to place any legislation in the Ninth Schedule, thereby validating it even if it conflicts with Fundamental Rights; hence Statement 1 is correct. However, in I.R. Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu (2007) the Supreme Court ruled that every law inserted into the Ninth Schedule after 24 April 1973 remains subject to judicial review on the touchstone of the basic-structure doctrine, so Statement 2 is incorrect. ([constitutionofindia.net](https://www.constitutionofindia.net/articles/article-31b-validation-of-certain-acts-and-regulations/?utm_source=openai))
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