Question
Who is known as the guardian and final interpreter of the constitution?
Solution
If the Supreme Court finds that a law or an order of the executives does something that is forbidden by the constitution, it declares them as null and void. The final say as to what the constitution means rests with the Supreme Court. That is why SC is known as the guardian and final interpreter of the constitution.
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