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UPSC 2017: In India, ‘judicial review’ implies
(a)the power of the Judiciary to pronounce upon the constitutionality of legislative and executive orders.
(b)the power of the Judiciary to question the wisdom of the laws enacted by the Legislatures.
(c)the power of the Judiciary to review all the legislative enactments before they are assented to by the President.
(d)the power of the Judiciary to review its own judgements given earlier in similar cases.
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) the power of the Judiciary to pronounce upon the constitutionality of legislative and executive orders.
In India, judicial review refers to the power of the Supreme Court and High Courts to examine the constitutionality of legislative and executive actions and strike them down if they violate the Constitution. It does not allow courts to review laws before presidential assent (c), to question legislative wisdom (b), or to reopen their own past judgments (d). ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_review_in_India?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2017, GS Paper 1, as Question 92. It falls under Indian Polity > Judiciary.
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