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Correct Answer: Option (C) — Both 1 and 2
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Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is correct: The British constitutional framework is characterized by Parliamentary Sovereignty, meaning no court can declare an Act of Parliament unconstitutional. In India, constitutional supremacy prevails, and the Indian Parliament's legislative power is circumscribed by the written Constitution, Fundamental Rights, federal distribution of powers, and the Basic Structure doctrine.
Statement 2 is correct: Under Article 145(3) of the Indian Constitution, cases involving a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution or determining the constitutionality of legislative amendments are decided by a Constitution Bench comprising at least five judges of the Supreme Court.
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