UPSC Indian Polity and Civics The Union Judiciary Question Bank Judiciary

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    Sovereignty of Indian Parliament is restricted by:

    A) Powers of the President of India

    B) Judicial review

    C) Powers of the Prime Minister of India

    D) Leader of the opposition

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Sovereignty of Indian parliament is restricted by judicial review. Parliamentary sovereignty (also called parliamentary supremacy or legislative supremacy) is a concept in the constitutional law of some parliamentary democracies. It holds that the legislative body has absolute sovereignty, and is supreme over all other government institutions, including executive or judicial bodies. The concept also holds that the legislative body may change or repeal any previous legislation, and so that it is not bound by written law (in some cases, even a constitution) or by precedent. Parliamentary sovereignty may be contrasted with the doctrines of separation of powers, which limits the legislature's scope often to general law-making, and judicial review, where laws passed by the legislature may be declared invalid in certain circumstances.


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