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What is the Role of the Judiciary, , Courts take decisions on a very large number of issues, They can de, , , , ide that no teacher can beat a student, or about, the sharing of river waters between states, or they can punish, people for particular crimes. Broadly speaking, the work, that the judiciary does can be divided into the following:, , Dispute Resolution: The judicial system provides a mechanism, for resolving disputes between citizens, between citizens and, , , , the government, between two state governments and between, the centre and state governments,, , , , Judicial Review:, the judiciary also has the power to strike down particular laws, , Ps, , of the basic structure of the Constitution. This is called judicial, , As the final interpreter of the Constitution,, , , , ed by the Parliament if it believes that these are a violation, , , , review, , Upholding the Law and Enforcing Fundamental Rights:, Every citizen of India can approach the Supreme Court or the, High Couttif they believe that their Fundamental Rights have, been violated. For ¢, , , , ample, in the Class VII book, you read, about Hakim Sheikh, an agricultural labourer who fell from a, running train and injured himself and whose condition got worse, because several hospitals refused to admit him. On hearing his, case, the Supreme Court ruled that Article 21 which provides, ©, , , , ery citizen the Fundamental Right to Life also includes the, , , , Right to Health. It, therefore, directed the West Bengal Supreme Court of India, ered —_‘htps:lwwnw.st.gov.in, , The Supreme Court was estabished on, , P : 26 January 1850, the doy India becan, , care with particular reference to treatment of patients during Republi. Like its predecessor, the Fed, , an emergency [Paschim Banga Khet Mazdoor Samity vs State of West tia (1837-1849), it was exis |, , : the Chanker of Pics inthe Paria, , Bengal (1996)). It moved to its present buiting on Mat, in New Dei in 1958., , , , government to pay him compensation for the loss suf, as well as to come up with a blueprint for primary health, , Chapter 5: Judiciary, , 2021-22, , , , With the help of your teacher, fill in the blank spaces in the table below., , Type of Dispute Example, Dispute between centre and the state, , Dispute between two states, , Dispute between two citizens, , Laws that are in violation of the Constitution, , What is an Independent Judiciary?, , Imagine a situation in which a powerful poli