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The Supreme Court or the High Court in exercise of the power of -Judicial Review can declare a law…

A court exercising judicial review may strike down a statute for lack of legislative competence or for violating the fundamental rights in Part III or other constitutional…

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The Supreme Court or the High Court in exercise of the power of -Judicial Review can declare a law passed by the Parliament or State Legislature as invalid on the grounds that

(a) It is not within the competence of the Legislature which passed the law
(b) It is in contravention of the fundamental rights stipulated in Part III of the Constitution or any other provision of the constitution
(c) The Legislature did not apply its mind or it was prompted by some improper motive or it was arbitrary or unreasonable

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A court exercising judicial review may strike down a statute for lack of legislative competence or for violating the fundamental rights in Part III or other constitutional provisions, but not merely because the legislature failed to apply its mind or acted from an improper motive. Hence "(a) and (b) only".

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