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judicial review

/dʒuˌdɪʃl rɪˈvjuː/noun

उच्चारण जुडिशल रिव्यू

न्यायिक पुनरावलोकन, न्यायिक समीक्षा

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noun
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    [U, C] law

    the power of a court to examine laws and the actions of the government and to declare them invalid if they go against the constitution or the law

    न्यायिक पुनरावलोकन, न्यायिक समीक्षा

    • The new law will be open to judicial review.
    • The Supreme Court used its power of judicial review to strike down the amendment.
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General knowledge

The Supreme Court has held that judicial review is part of the basic structure of the Indian Constitution.

Supreme Court ने माना है कि judicial review भारतीय संविधान के मूल ढाँचे (basic structure) का हिस्सा है।

India borrowed the idea of judicial review from the Constitution of the United States.

भारत ने judicial review का विचार संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका के संविधान से लिया है।