Judicial review is the power of the judiciary to examine the constitutionality of legislative enactments and executive orders of both the Central and State governments.
On examination, if they are found to be violative of the constitution (ultra vires), they can be declared as illegal, unconstitutional and invalid (null and void) by the judiciary. Therefore, they cannot be enforced by the Government.
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