Multiple choice

Directions: The following question consists of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion' and the other labelled as 'Reason'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion and the Reason are individually true and if so, whether the Reason is correct explanation of the Assertion.

  1. Assertion: The scope of judicial review power of the Supreme Court in India is narrower than that of what exists in the US.
  2. Reason: The American Constitution provides for the 'due process of law' against that of 'procedure established by law' contained in the Indian Constitution. Select your answer to this question using the codes given below.

  1. If both the statements are true and if statement 2 is the correct explanation for statement 1

  2. If both the statements are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation for statement 1

  3. If statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect

  4. If statement 2 is correct but statement 1 is incorrect
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Explanation

The Indian Constitution uses 'procedure established by law' (Article 21) which is narrower than the American 'due process of law'. Due process includes both procedural and substantive fairness review, while procedure established by law focuses only on whether the procedure exists. This makes Indian judicial review narrower in scope.

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