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Sahaj Vidhi
UPPCS 2019 Pre

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The Supreme Court of India has exclusive jurisdiction regarding Constitutional validity of Central laws. Reason (R): The Supreme Court is the Guardian of the Indian Constitution. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Verified Answer
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true

Explanation:

Assertion (A) is false: The Supreme Court does not have *exclusive* jurisdiction regarding the constitutional validity of Central laws. High Courts also possess the power of judicial review under Articles 226 and 227 to examine the constitutional validity of laws. Reason (R) is true: The Supreme Court is indeed considered the guardian and final interpreter of the Indian Constitution. Therefore, (A) is false, but (R) is true.