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Write a short note on judicial review.

● The Indian judiciary is one of the most powerful in the world.


● The Supreme Court and the High Courts have the power to interpret the Constitution of the country.


● They can declare any law of the legislature or the actions of the executive, invalid.


● They can corrective action if they find any law is violated at the Union level or the State level.


● They can determine the Constitutional validity of any legislation or action of the executive in the country.


● This is called the judicial review.


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