CUET Preparation Today
| Judicial review offers safeguards to the aggrieved against any sentence or punishment that is disproportionate and burdensome. Which doctrine is being followed by the Higher Courts in such cases? |
'reasonableness' 'legitimate expectation' 'proportionality' 'fairness' |
| 'proportionality' |
| Essentially, judicial review offers safeguards to the aggrieved against any sentence or punishment that is disproportionate and burdensome. For example, Supreme Court, in a case, has held that the quantum of penalty or punishment sentenced by a court martial on any army persons should not be disproportionate to the offence. |
