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Question
Answer the question briefly.
What is meant by Judicial Review?
Solution
Judicial Review allows the Supreme Court to review all laws and regulations made by the legislature, thus entitling it with the role of interpreter and guardian of the constitution. If the judiciary finds any such law interfering or violating the fundamental rights, it can declare it unconstitutional (null and void).
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