In India, the power of judicial review is enjoyed by

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The Supreme Court and High courts. The concept of judicial review has been taken from U.S.A. Judicial review is defined as ‘the power of the Court to determine whether the acts of Legislature and Executive are consistent with the Constitution or the Constitutional values’. The concept of judicial review lies in the supremacy of the Constitution of the land. Since the Judiciary is the guardian of the Constitution, therefore it is under its purview to check actions which are inconsistent with the Constitution. The tool of judicial review empowers the judiciary to strike down any action, which is in conflict with the Constitution. In the Constitution of India, the principle lies under Article 13. Article 13 of the Constitution of India provides that the law to be made should be in line with the norms laid down in the Constitution of India. In the Keshvananda Bharati Case, the judicial review was ultimately held to be the basic structure of the Indian Constitution. In another case, Supreme Court held that power of judicial review under Article 32 (Supreme Court) and 226 (High Courts) is an integral and essential feature of the basic structure of our Constitution. Further, Article 137 of the Constitution asserts that the Supreme Court shall have power to review any judgment pronounced or order made by it. Hence it does not come under judicial review. Therefore only statement 1 is correct.

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