Directions: Choose the best option. Who is the final interpreter and the guardian of the Indian Constitution?
Question and options
Directions: Choose the best option.
Who is the final interpreter and the guardian of the Indian Constitution?
- President
- Prime Minister
- Parliament
- Supreme Court
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is the final interpreter and guardian of the Constitution: through judicial review it can strike down laws and executive acts that violate the Constitution, and under Article 141 the law it declares binds all courts. Parliament can amend the Constitution but cannot alter its basic structure, and the President and Prime Minister do not interpret it with binding effect.
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