{"id":1132,"date":"2026-08-09T18:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/pyq\/examine-the-evolution-of-the-jurisdiction-of-the-supreme-court-of-upsc-psir-2021-1907\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:24:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:54:02","slug":"examine-the-evolution-of-the-jurisdiction-of-the-supreme-court-of-upsc-psir-2021-1907","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/examine-the-evolution-of-the-jurisdiction-of-the-supreme-court-of-upsc-psir-2021-1907\/","title":{"rendered":"Examine the evolution of the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India as a constitutional court."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> 1950 founding <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> five jurisdictions (131 original, 136 appellate\/SLP, 143 advisory, 32 writ, 137 review) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> constitutional guardian; Art 32 = protector of FRs (<b class=\"pq-sc\">Ambedkar<\/b>, \u201csoul\u201d)<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> SC born as a court of <i>defined<\/i> jurisdictions <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> examine the shift towards a constitutional court that guards <i>and<\/i> shapes the Constitution<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>Guardian role + Art 32 \/ <b class=\"pq-sc\">Ambedkar<\/b> <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> early restraint (<i>Gopalan, Shankari Prasad, Sajjan Singh<\/i>) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <i>Golak Nath<\/i> limits amending power over FRs <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <i>Kesavananda<\/i> basic structure <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> constituent power scrutinised <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <i>Maneka<\/i> expands Art 21 \/ substantive review <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> S.P. <i>Gupta<\/i> widens <i>locus standi<\/i> + PIL \/ access <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Arts 136 + 142 \/ complete justice <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <i>Bommai, Minerva Mills, Coelho<\/i> <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> review over federalism, amendments, the Ninth Schedule<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p><b class=\"pq-sc\">Nariman<\/b>: guardians <i>of<\/i> the Constitution <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> guardians <i>over<\/i> it (basic-structure expansion risks overreach)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> From enumerated jurisdictions <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> a constitutional court that both protects and shapes the Constitution<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> Evolution as a <i>widening<\/i> of jurisdiction, not a break from text <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> the guardian became a shaper while staying anchored in the Constitution<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[40],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[60],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1132","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-40","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-principal-organs-of-the-union-and-state-government","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4726,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1132\/revisions\/4726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1132"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1132"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1132"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}