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Judicial Review & PIL
Supreme Court can strike down laws violating the Constitution; PIL made courts accessible to all
India ๐ฎ๐ณ 1980 Judiciary
Key Facts
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Judicial Review: power of courts to examine constitutionality of laws; Art 13 enables it
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PIL (Public Interest Litigation): any person can file a case for public welfare; originated 1970s (Justice P.N. Bhagwati)
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Basic Structure Doctrine (Kesavananda Bharati, 1973): Parliament cannot amend the basic structure of Constitution
โ๏ธ Did you know? The Indian Supreme Court has struck down more laws as unconstitutional than any other court in the world โ showing the robustness of judicial review here
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Judiciary
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๐ฎ๐ณ India
Year
1980
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Supreme Court can strike down laws violating the Constitution