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| Consider the passage given below and answer the following question. India is a federal State having a solitary and unified legal system with a three-tier structure, i.e., Supreme Court, High Courts and Subordinate Courts. Supreme Court at the pinnacle of the Indian Judiciary is the greatest authority to safeguard the rights and liberties of the citizens, and to maintain the upsides of law and order. The Supreme Court of India was established on 28th January 1950. It replaced both the Federal Court of India and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council which were at the apex of the Indian court system, under the colonial period. The Constitution of India as it remained in 1950 conceived a Supreme Court with a Chief Justice and 7 Judges. The Parliament was conceded the power to expand the number of judges in the coming years. |
| Who is known as ‘the Guardian of the Constitution’? |
The Parliament
The Supreme Court of India
The Council of Ministers
The President |
| The Supreme Court of India |
| The Supreme Court of India is the country's highest judicial court. It is the final court of appeal in the country. It upholds the rule of law and also guarantees and protects citizens' rights and liberties as given in the Constitution. Therefore, the Supreme Court is also known as the Guardian of the Constitution. |
