WBCS.LIVE practice question

Which Article shields the laws placed in the Ninth Schedule from judicial review?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Article 13
  2. Article 31A
  3. Article 31B
  4. Article 31C

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Article 31B

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) Article 31B šŸ“š Explanation: Article 31B was inserted by the First Constitutional Amendment Act of 1951 to protect land reform laws from judicial scrutiny. It explicitly states that none of the acts or regulations placed in the Ninth Schedule shall be deemed void on the ground that they violate any Fundamental Rights. However, the Supreme Court later ruled in the I.R. Coelho case (2007) that laws placed in this schedule after April 24, 1973, are subject to judicial review if they violate the basic structure.