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The authority to issue ‘writs’ for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights rests with :

AThe Parliament

BThe President

CThe Supreme Court And High Court

DThe CBI

Answer:

C. The Supreme Court And High Court

Read Explanation:

  • The order passed by the court to protect fundamental rights -Writ
  • Words referring to writs are taken from which language -Latin 
  • India borrowed the concept of the writ from Britain
     

Related Questions:

Which of these principles is essential to Judicial review?

1. The Constitution of India is the Supreme Law of the country.

2. The Supreme Court of India has the ultimate authority in ruling on Constitutional matters.

3. The judiciary must rule against any law which is in conflict with the Constitution.

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സുപ്രീംകോടതി ചീഫ് ജസ്റ്റിസിനെ നിയമിക്കുന്നത് ആരാണ് ?

Consider the statements:

1. Judicial review power could be exercised only by Supreme Court and High Courts.

2. Judicial review has its basis in Art. 32 and Art. 226 of the Constitution.

3. Judicial activism is a form of judicial review.

Analyse the above statements and find out which of the following correlations is false with respect to public interest litigation.