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What to Study: In which country did the doctrine of judicial review originate and develop? Remember the landmark case that established it, the year, and the Chief Justice who decided it.
What to Study: How does the source of the power of judicial review in India differ from its source in the USA? Remember which courts hold this power. Understand what status the Supreme Court has given it, and what follows from that for constitutional amendments.
Asked in UPSC PrelimsUPSC 2017
What to Study: What is judicial review? Understand what the courts examine (laws and executive orders, of both the Centre and the states) and against what. Know the terms "ultra vires" and "null and void", and what follows for the Government when a law is found invalid.
What to Study: Which judge classified judicial review into three categories? Remember the three categories, including where subordinate legislation and authorities under the state fit.
What to Study: Remember the cases in which the Supreme Court used judicial review, with their years: Golaknath, Bank Nationalisation, Privy Purses Abolition, Kesavananda Bharati and Minerva Mills. Who were the petitioners in the Bank Nationalisation and Privy Purses cases?
Asked in UPSC PrelimsUPSC 2019
What to Study: Which Constitutional Amendment and which Act did the Supreme Court declare null and void in 2015? Remember the name of the case. What does this show about whether judicial review reaches constitutional amendments?