UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2019

With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following statements: 1. No High Court shall have the jurisdiction to declare any central law to be constitutionally invalid. 2. An amendment to the Constitution of India cannot be called into question by the Supreme Court of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Correct Answer

Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation

High Courts can declare central laws unconstitutional under Article 226, and constitutional amendments can be reviewed by the Supreme Court against the basic structure doctrine (Kesavananda Bharati). Neither statement is correct.

Topics: judicial review, judicial review of laws and constitutional amendments, judiciary, polity