NDA2021General AbilityGeneral StudiesActual
Which one of the following is not a feature of the Constitution of India?
Options
- AIt provides a set of basic rules.
- BIt specifies the power of the Government.
- CIt is the supreme law of the land.
- DIt specifies the supremacy of the judiciary.
Correct answer
D. It specifies the supremacy of the judiciary.
Step-by-step solution
In India, the constitutional supremacy was explicitly reiterated in the Minerva Mills case whereby the Supreme Court held that "government, legislature, executive and judiciary are all bound by the Constitution, and nobody, is above or beyond the Constitution." Every law made by the parliament is subject to interpretation by Supreme Court in the light of ideals and objectives of the constitution and if they go beyond or above that, they can be held null and void. Indian Constitution does not have the express provis