- Judicial review allows courts to interpret the Constitution and strike down laws inconsistent with it. - Parliament has the power to amend the Constitution (Article 368). - A constitutional amendment can change the fundamental law upon which a Supreme Court decision is based. - A simple law cannot override a Supreme Court decision based on constitutional interpretation.
What option does the government exercise and legislators have when they do not like a decision made by the Supreme Court ? (1) Pass a law challenging the decision (2) Pass a constitutional amendment that circumvents the decision (3) Both are options, pass a constitutional amendment that circumvents the decision or pass a law challenging the decision (4) No options are there before the legislators and executives
Asked in APPSC Group 1 Prelims 2018 · Topic: Constitutional Amendments (Judicial Review of Constitutional Amendments: Major judicial pronouncements and landmark judgments)
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