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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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