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June 15, 2025 at 04:33 PM
*🛡️What is Judicial Review?*
♟️Judicial review is the power of the judiciary to examine the constitutionality of legislative enactments and executive orders of both the Central and State governments.
♟️The doctrine of judicial review originated and developed in the USA.
♟️It was propounded for the first time in the famous case of Marbury V. Madison (1803) by John Marshall, the then chief justice of the American Supreme Court.
♟️The Judicial Review has been classified into three categories:
♟️Judicial review of constitutional amendments.
♟️Judicial review of legislation of the Parliament and State Legislatures and subordinate legislations.
♟️Judicial review of administrative action of the Union and State and authorities under the state.
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